NYC75AN044

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Anglesea, NJ · September 28, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 28, 1974
Place
Anglesea, NJ · ANGLESEA, NJ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4250FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740928039309A
Case key
141074

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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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3-3107  74/9/28  NR.ANGLESEA,NJ        CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4250F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DETERIORATING WX COND RPTD NORTH AND WEST OF CRASH SITE.LACK OF CONTRAST DUE WX AND WATER.

Aircraft

Registration
N4250F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4250F · 1

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