# NTSB NYC78DHM25: Cessna C172H, N2409L, Morristown, NJ, August 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1978
- Place: Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DHM25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHM25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2961  78/8/17    MORRISTOWN,NJ       CESSNA C172H        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N2409L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 62, 5683 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            475 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               MELVIN VILLAGE,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- NAVION N91528,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.CESSNA PARKING BRAKE INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2409L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2409L-1983-04-29), registration cancelled 1983-04-29, S/N 17255609, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown

## 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 19780817030229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817030229A), Aug 17, 1978: Cessna 172H, Morristown, NJ, Substantial damage. Navion N91528,substantial dmg.Cessna parking brake inop.

## Other investigations on N2409L (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC80FHA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA28), Aug 18, 1980: Cessna 172 (N2409L), Perkasia, PA, substantial damage

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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