NYC80DHA22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Pittstown, NJ · June 28, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1980
Place
Pittstown, NJ · PITTSTOWN, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4930ECessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800628023229A
Case key
129803

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0851  80/6/28    PITTSTOWN,NJ        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 134
        TIME - 1000                    N4930E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY MANOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,NJ                PITTSTOWN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N4930E
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sky Manor

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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.