# NTSB NYC67F0426: Cessna 172, N441TS, Readington, NJ, January 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1967
- Place: Readington, NJ · READINGTON, NJ
- Location: 40.5687° N, 74.7377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Readington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5687&lon=-74.7377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0426
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0426

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0009   67/1/2    READINGTON,NJ       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 204
        TIME - 1210                    N441TS              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG-HUNTERDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PAVED PORTION OF RUNWAY 30 FT WIDE WAS CLEARED OF SNOW WHICH WAS BANKED 3-4 FT HIGH ALONG EDGES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N441TS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N441TS), registered now, S/N 17254288, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon

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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