# NTSB NYC73FHM04: Cessna 172L, N4320Q, Oakland, NJ, August 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1972
- Place: Oakland, NJ · OAKLAND, NJ
- Location: 41.0310° N, 74.2405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0310&lon=-74.2405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3084   72/8/8    OAKLAND,NJ          CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 11808
        TIME - 1138                    N4320Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,NJ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AFTR LDG ACFT HIT BLEACHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4320Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4320Q-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 17260220, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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