# NTSB NYC65D0204: Cessna 120, N3542V, Marlton, NJ, May 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1965
- Place: Marlton, NJ · MARLTON, NJ
- Location: 39.9019° N, 74.9293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9019&lon=-74.9293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1008   65/5/6    MARLTON NJ          CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N3542V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO HAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3542V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542V-1965-05-22), registration cancelled 1965-05-22, S/N 14814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aero Haven

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.

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