# NTSB NYC68F0484: Cessna 182, N8761U, Medford, NJ, May 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1968
- Place: Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.9009° N, 74.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9009&lon=-74.8235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0484

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1505  68/5/31    MEDFORD,NJ          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 234
        TIME - 1900                    N8761U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LT QUARTERING TAILWIND 10K.PLT SAID HE MISUNDERSTOOD UNICOM CONCERNING ACTIVE RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8761U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8761U), registered now, S/N 17252665, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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

## Other investigations on N8761U (1)

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 LAX98LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA301), Sep 21, 1998: Cessna 172F (N8761U), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudging the flare point and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin, which resulted in a stall/mush and hard landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.

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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