- Date
- December 29, 1971
- Place
- West Caldwell, NJ · WEST CALDWELL, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8735SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3575 71/12/29 WEST CALDWELL,NJ CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 71 TOTAL TIME - 0922 N8735S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CALDWELL,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT DSNDD BLO HIGH OBSTRCTNS DURG VFR APCH TO LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8735S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Caldwell-Wright