# Incident 20030901031969I: Cessna 175, Sandy Hook, NJ, September 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sandy Hook, NJ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7148M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148M-2005-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901031969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED DUE TO BAD WEATHER AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN SANDY HOOK NATIONAL PARKING LOT "C" NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N7148M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050318005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050318005079A), Mar 18, 2005: Cessna 175 (N7148M), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The airman's competency is in question as his aircraft's engine experienced a power loss in-flight, the pilot declared an emergency, released his banner…

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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