- Date
- May 25, 1974
- Place
- Colts Neck, NJ · COLTS NECK, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3127XCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740525018079A
- Case key
- 128203
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1820 74/5/25 COLTS NECK,NJ CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 64, 110 TIME - 1530 N3127X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLTS NECK,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT LNDD TEN FT SHORT OF RWY STRUCK DITCH FOUR FT DEEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3127X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Colts Neck
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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.