# NTSB NYC79FHD15: Cessna 172N, N738YD, Woodline, NJ, June 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1979
- Place: Woodline, NJ · WOODLINE, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2181  79/6/12    WOODLINE,NJ         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 134
        TIME - 1530                    N738YD              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODLINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT HOLD IN MARKED CLOSED RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738YD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738YD-1988-06-23), registration cancelled 1988-06-23, S/N 17270334 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodline

## 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 19790612020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612020069A), Jun 12, 1979: Cessna 172N, Woodbine, NJ, Substantial damage. Inadvertently taxied on closed rwy after lndg. Hit deep hole hidden by weeds.

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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