NYC69F0427

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172I · West Milford, NJ · April 26, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1969
Place
West Milford, NJ · WEST MILFORD, NJ
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N35800Cessna 172I
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184937

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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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3-1829  69/4/26    WEST MILFORD,NJ     CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 109
        TIME - 0900                    N35800              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENWOOD LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N35800
Reported as
Cessna 172I
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greenwood Lake

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.