# NTSB NYC68A0062: Cessna 172, N2473L, So.Hackensack, NJ, October 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1967
- Place: So.Hackensack, NJ · SO.HACKENSACK, NJ
- Location: 40.8626° N, 74.0479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Hackensack, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8626&lon=-74.0479&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0062

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2473L-1967-10-19), registration cancelled 1967-10-19, S/N 17255673 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Teterboro

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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