NYC66F0086

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Basking Ridge, NJ · July 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 27, 1965
Place
Basking Ridge, NJ · BASKING RIDGE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2654UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176910

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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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3-1880  65/7/27    BASKING RIDGE NJ    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 127
        TIME - 1635                    N2654U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- FAILED TO RETRACT FLAPS ON GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N2654U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Somerset

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.