- Date
- June 15, 1979
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ · MARLBORO, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20325Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135365
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1875 79/6/15 MARLBORO,NJ CESSNA 172M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 128 TIME - 1815 N20325 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURLINGTON,CT BELMAR,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- PLT RCVD WIND INFO FM NYARTC PRIOR TO THE LNDG APCH.NO 3 INTAKE VALVE HEAD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20325
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marlboro
N20325Registration cancelled Jul 10, 2009 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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