# Accident 19990531040419A: Cessna 172N, West Milford, NJ, May 31, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1999, 18:30 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1284° N, 74.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD LAKE (4N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1284&lon=-74.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1223F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1223F-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990531040419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN CROSSWIND CONDITION/CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND 44709 RE-EXAMINATION FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR COMPETENCY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA131), May 31, 1999: Cessna 172 (N1223F), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructors failure to maintain climb airspeed during the go-around, which degraded climb performance, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were, delay…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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