# NTSB NYC80FHD09: Cessna 172, N8070E, Cross Keys, NJ, March 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1980
- Place: Cross Keys, NJ · CROSS KEYS, NJ
- Location: 39.7134° N, 75.0296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cross Keys, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7134&lon=-75.0296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0845   80/3/9    CROSS KEYS,NJ       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1918                    N8070E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 89 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSS KEYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSS KEYS,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8070E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8070E-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 17272126, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cross Keys

## 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 19800309006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309006139A), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 172N, Williamstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane while landing in crosswind. Drifted off runway alignment. Hit wires trying a go-around.

## Other investigations on N8070E (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 LAX87LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA122), Feb 22, 1987: Cessna 172N (N8070E), Vacaville, CA, destroyed

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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