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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Wrightstown, NJ · March 7, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1970
Place
Wrightstown, NJ · WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N85972Cessna 337
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
136729

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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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3-1009   70/3/7    WRIGHTSTOWN,NJ      CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0950                    N85972              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 71, 14814 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUIRE AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                WRIGHTSTOWN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L OFF RNWY,R WING,AILERON DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N85972
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcguire Afb

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