# NTSB NYC68D0204: Cessna 172H, N3281L, Mays Landing, NJ, September 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1967
- Place: Mays Landing, NJ · MAYS LANDING, NJ
- Location: 39.4522° N, 74.7083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mays Landing, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4522&lon=-74.7083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3409  67/9/20    MAYS LANDING,NJ     CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 500
        TIME - 0930                    N3281L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POST MARINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT INTO SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3281L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3281L), registered now, S/N 17256181, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Post Marine

## Other investigations on N3281L (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI92LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA065), Dec 31, 1991: Cessna 172 (N3281L), Greencastle, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE WORN CENTERING LOCKING LUG ON THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.
- [NTSB NYC68F0340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0340), Jan 13, 1968: Cessna 172H (N3281L), Deer Park, NY, substantial damage

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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