- Date
- October 5, 1973
- Place
- East Hanover, NJ · EAST HANOVER, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1861YCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731005030819A
- Case key
- 188669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2655 73/10/5 EAST HANOVER,NJ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1545 N1861Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 33, 2141 TOTAL HOURS, 13 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST HANOVER,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE REMARKS- GO AROUND INITIATED WITH FULL CARB HEAT COULD NOT CLEAR WIRES AT END OFF RUNWAY.CARB HEAT ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1861Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.