NYC71DHM08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Morganville, NJ · November 1, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 1, 1970
Place
Morganville, NJ · MORGANVILLE, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N750NCessna 180
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158981

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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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3-4117   70/11/1   MORGANVILLE,NJ      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N750N               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  31, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, 70
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANVILLE,NJ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT 4 FT DIRT BANK AT RWY END. PRACTISING SHORT FLD LDGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N750N
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Preston

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.