# NTSB NYC75FHD32: Cessna 172, N7953U, Atlantic City, NJ, March 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1975
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7953U-2017-02-14), registration cancelled 2017-02-14, S/N 17251953, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Atlantic City

## 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 19750306004009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750306004009A), Mar 6, 1975: Cessna 172F, Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Abt 20 gal fuel on board,airborne aprx 1HR 54MIN.plt rptd fuel ex.

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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