NYC70D0228

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Hancocks Brdge, NJ · December 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 11, 1969
Place
Hancocks Brdge, NJ · HANCOCKS BRDGE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N72147Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144871

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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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3-4492  69/12/11   HANCOCKS BRDGE,NJ   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 37, 118
        TIME - 1530                    N72147              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VINELAND,NJ                 VINELAND,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HUNTING DEER.CRASHED IN A MARSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N72147
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.