- Date
- July 3, 1977
- Place
- Vernon, NJ · VERNON, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6967XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770703016419A
- Case key
- 147250
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2508 77/7/3 VERNON,NJ CESSNA 172B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1520 TIME - 1310 N6967X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSSEX,NJ NEWTON,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING REMARKS- FLOOR OF VALLEY APPROX 400FT, TOP OF MT APPROX 1500FT WITH APPROX 45DEG SLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6967X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6967XRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Cessna 172BAirframe modelCessna 172BEngine 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.