NYC74FHD38

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Millville, NJ · May 23, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1974
Place
Millville, NJ · MILLVILLE, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7907GCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740523013239A
Case key
125898

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1108  74/5/23    MILLVILLE,NJ        CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 442
        TIME - 1400                    N7907G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETHPAGE,NY                 CAMP SPRINGS,MD              ATLANTIC CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH THICKET AT END OF FLD.POST EXAM ENG DVLPD 1400RPM.MIXT LEANED RPM INCREASED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7907G
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.