NYC68A0062

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · So.Hackensack, NJ · October 19, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 19, 1967
Place
So.Hackensack, NJ · SO.HACKENSACK, NJ
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2473LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113540

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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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2-0906  67/10/19   SO.HACKENSACK,NJ    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1551                    N2473L              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- POWER PLANT OPERATED WITH FUEL MIXTURE IN FULL RICH POSITION THROUGHOUT FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2473L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Teterboro

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.