# NTSB NYC71DHD39: Cessna 172, N5511R, Riverdale, NJ, February 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1971
- Place: Riverdale, NJ · RIVERDALE, NJ
- Location: 40.9961° N, 74.3148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverdale, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9961&lon=-74.3148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5511R), registered now, S/N 17253085, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: N Philadelphia

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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