# NTSB NYC80FA043: Cessna 172G, N3847L, Cape May, NJ, June 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1980
- Place: Cape May, NJ · CAPE MAY, NJ
- Location: 38.9411° N, 74.8984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape May, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9411&lon=-74.8984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0853   80/6/2    CAPE MAY,NJ         CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1917                    N3847L              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE MAY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPE MAY,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3847L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3847L-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 17254016, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Cape May County

## 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 19800602017989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800602017989A), Jun 2, 1980: Cessna 172G, Cape May, NJ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot attempting go-around, pulled up sharply and stalled aircraft.

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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