# NTSB NYC74FHA30: Cessna 172L, N7220Q, Whitehouse Stn, NJ, May 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1974
- Place: Whitehouse Stn, NJ · WHITEHOUSE STN, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1125  74/5/16    WHITEHOUSE STN,NJ   CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N7220Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANVILLE,NJ                 WHITEHOUSE STN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7220Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7220Q-1989-03-08), registration cancelled 1989-03-08, S/N 17260520 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lance

## 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 19740516010889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740516010889A), May 16, 1974: Cessna 172L, Whitehouse Stn, NJ, 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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