# NTSB NYC70FHD11: Cessna 337, N85972, Wrightstown, NJ, March 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1970
- Place: Wrightstown, NJ · WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.0256° N, 74.6319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0256&lon=-74.6319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85972-1998-01-17), registration cancelled 1998-01-17, S/N 3371041 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (registry code 2075717) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcguire Afb

## Other investigations on N85972 (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 MIA95LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA217), Aug 28, 1995: Cessna 337D (N85972), Carthage, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT'S SEATBACK.

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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