# NTSB NYC75DHM12: Cessna 172, N13682, Morristown, NJ, November 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1974
- Place: Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3594  74/11/24   MORRISTOWN,NJ       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 460
        TIME - 1906                    N13682              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- DEER ON RWY.UNABLE TO AVOID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13682](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13682), registered now, S/N 17262939, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown

## 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 19741124038729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741124038729A), Nov 24, 1974: Cessna 172M, Morristown, NJ, Substantial damage. Deer on rwy. Unable to avoid.

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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