# Accident 20000609011479A: Cessna 172R, West Milford, NJ, June 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2000, 11:20 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: N7274D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7274D-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000609011479A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT TO 4N1. STUDENT WAS LANDING AIRCRAFT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PROP STOPPED.  INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND TRIED A RESTART.  ENGINE DID NOT START.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A HEAVY WOODED AREA 1/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC00LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA155), Jun 9, 2000: Cessna 172R (N7274D), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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