- Date
- February 16, 1971
- Place
- Riverdale, NJ · RIVERDALE, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5511RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161327
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0008 71/2/16 RIVERDALE,NJ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1950 TIME - 1408 N5511R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - N PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOUGHKENAMON,PA PHILADELPHIA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- R TANK 1 GAL,L TANK 1/2 GAL WATER.WING TANKS NOTDRAINED PRIOR TKOF-HAD PIPE TYPE PLUGS INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5511R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- N Philadelphia
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