# Accident 20051105028821A: Cessna 172A, Alpha, NJ, November 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2005, 11:36 local time
- Place: Alpha, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2998° N, 74.5205° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2998&lon=-74.5205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7467T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7467T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105028821A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MID AIR COLLISION OVER ALPHA NJ ON 11/05/05 INVOLVING AIRCRAFT NUMBERS N6384E, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, ZODIAC 601 AND N7467T, A CESSNA 172A. THE CE-172 SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE AND WAS LANDED IN A FIELD BY THE UNINJURED PILOT. THE ZODIAC 601 SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE RH WING AND THE COCKPIT AREA. THE PILOT REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A REMOTE WOODED AREA NEAR INTERSTATE 78. A SECTION OF THE RH WING WAS ON INTERSTATE 78 AND WAS REMOVED BY THE NJ STATE POLICE TO RESTORE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THE SECTION OF WING WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT ALPHA, NJ. THE INVESTIGATION WAS TERMINATED AFTER SUNSET AND BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE GUARDED THROUGH THE NIGHT BY THE ALPHA POLICE DEPARTMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THE NTSB WAS ON SCENE LATER THAT NIGHT AND THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HRS SUNDAY MORNING. DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY WE LOCATED SEVERAL PIECES OF THE MISSING WING AND DISCOVERED THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE RH WING SPAR WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. PROPELLER STRIKE MARKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE UPPER INBOARD WING AND THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE COCKPIT. THERE WAS PAINT TRANSFER FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL PANT ON THE RH LEADING EDGE AT THE FUEL TANK. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND ALL GATHERED INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE NTSB.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6384E, Amtr CH601HDS: [Accident 20051105028822A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105028822A)

## 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 NYC06FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA025), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172A (N7467T), Pohatcong, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout of the pilots in both airplanes, which resulted in a midair collision during descent.

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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