NYC65F0105

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T-50 · Manville, NJ · April 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1965
Place
Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60978Cessna T-50
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179536

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0533   65/4/3    MANVILLE NJ         CESSNA T-50         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 618
        TIME - 1525                    N60978              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUPPER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N60978
Reported as
Cessna T-50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kupper Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.