# NTSB NYC75DHM19: Cessna 177, N30018, West Milford, NJ, May 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1975
- Place: West Milford, NJ · WEST MILFORD, NJ
- Location: 41.1312° N, 74.3674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Milford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1312&lon=-74.3674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1056  75/5/17    WEST MILFORD,NJ     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 293
        TIME - 1040                    N30018              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAIROBI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGSTON,NY                 WEST MILFORD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND AFTER ACFT T/D ABT MID-POINT OF THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30018](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30018-1978-05-18), registration cancelled 1978-05-18, S/N 17701026, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nairobi

## 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 19750517012549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750517012549A), May 17, 1975: Cessna 177, West Milford, NJ, Substantial damage. Plt initiated go-around after acft t/d abt mid-point of the rwy.

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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