# NTSB NYC74AN075: Cessna 177, N1985Q, Lambertville, NJ, March 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Place: Lambertville, NJ · LAMBERTVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.3683° N, 74.9430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lambertville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3683&lon=-74.9430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0371   74/3/3    LAMBERTVILLE,NJ     CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 250
        TIME - 1620                    N1985Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATTSBURGH,NY              LINDEN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESSES EST CEILING AT 200FT OR BLO VIS LESS THAN 1/4 MI.ACFT OBSVD ABT 150FT AGL IN HVY FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1985Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1985Q-1974-04-12), registration cancelled 1974-04-12, S/N 177RG0385 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740303004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303004909A), Mar 3, 1974: Cessna 177RG, Lambertville, NJ, Destroyed. Witnesses EST ceiling at 200FT or blo vis less than 1/4 mi. Acft obsvd abt 150FT AGL in hvy fog.

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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