# NTSB NYC70D0228: Cessna 120, N72147, Hancocks Brdge, NJ, December 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1969
- Place: Hancocks Brdge, NJ · HANCOCKS BRDGE, NJ
- Location: 39.5053° N, 75.4593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hancocks Bridge, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5053&lon=-75.4593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72147-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 9314, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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