# Accident 20070722015539A: Cessna 172P, Branchville, NJ, July 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2007, 09:20 local time
- Place: Branchville, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2000° N, 74.6203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2000&lon=-74.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63483, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63483) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 335 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070722015539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 9 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SUSSEX AIRPORT (FWN) IN SUSSEX, NJ, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN MORE THAN 500 REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) ON THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE SUSSEX AIRPORT BUT LANDED IN THE BACKYARD OF A HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA APPROXIMATELY 6 SM SOUTHWEST OF FWN. WITNESSES WHO OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT STATED THEY HEARD NO ENGINE NOISE. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE AREA OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, APPROACHED ON A 290 DEGREE HEADING, STRIKING A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL, AND A FENCE WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT DID ONE HALF A CARTWHEEL, AND CAME TO REST ON A 150 DEGREE HEADING. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY, THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TORN OFF, AND THE FUSELAGE WEAS SEVERELY BUCKLED AFT OF THE CABIN. AN ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO WATER IN THE REMAINING 18 GALLONS OF FUEL HOWEVER, A LOCAL A&P/IA DETERMINED THE CARBURETOR FLOAT WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK. A SUBSEQUENT RUN-UP SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC, WINDS WERE LIGHT AND THERE WERE ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 ATL07LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA106), Jul 22, 2007: Cessna 172P (N63483), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N63483 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940704030009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940704030009I), Jul 4, 1994: Cessna 172P (N63483), Caldwell, NJ, Minor damage. Bounced landing came down hard on nose gear. Damaged nose wheel and prop.

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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