- Date
- March 6, 1975
- Place
- Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7953UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750306004009A
- Case key
- 147847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0442 75/3/6 ATLANTIC CITY,NJ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, UNK/NR TIME - 0838 N7953U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 404 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTIC CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY ATLANTIC CITY,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- ABT 20 GAL FUEL ON BOARD,AIRBORNE APRX 1HR 54MIN.PLT RPTD FUEL EX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7953U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Atlantic City
N7953URegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2017 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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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.