- Date
- February 22, 1974
- Place
- Matawan, NJ · MATAWAN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3342RCessna 182L
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740222004599A
- Case key
- 187019
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0284 74/2/22 MATAWAN,NJ CESSNA 182L CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N3342R PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 28, 3710 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 62 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELMIRA,NY MATAWAN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 170 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- X-WIND.GUSTS TO 30K.LOST CTL.HIT RR EMBANKMENT 150FT OFF END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3342R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Preston
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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.