# NTSB NYC74DHD07: Cessna 172H, N2468L, Vineland, NJ, August 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1973
- Place: Vineland, NJ · VINELAND, NJ
- Location: 39.4862° N, 75.0257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vineland, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4862&lon=-75.0257&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DHD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2357   73/8/6    VINELAND,NJ         CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 483
        TIME - 1830                    N2468L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KROELINGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLVILLE,NJ                VINELAND,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TOUCH DOWN ABT MIDWAY PLT DECIDED TO STAY ON THE GND BECAUSE OF TREES AND PWR LINE.HIT DIRT BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2468L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2468L), registered now, S/N 17255668, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kroelinger

## 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 19730806023919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730806023919A), Aug 6, 1973: Cessna 172H, Vineland, NJ, Substantial damage. Touch down abt midway plt decided to stay on the gnd because of trees and pwr line. Hit dirt bank.

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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