# NTSB NYC77FHA24: Cessna 172B, N6967X, Vernon, NJ, July 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Vernon, NJ · VERNON, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2508   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6967X-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 17247867, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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

## 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 19770703016419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703016419A), Jul 3, 1977: Cessna 172B, Vernon, NJ, Substantial damage. Floor of valley approx 400FT, top of mt approx 1500FT with approx 45DEG slope.

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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