# NTSB NYC81DNA23: Cessna 172N, N5700E, Marthas Vinyrd, MA, August 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1981
- Place: Marthas Vinyrd, MA · MARTHAS VINYRD, MA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DNA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2864   81/8/1    MARTHAS VINYRD,MA   CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 344
        TIME - 0730                    N5700E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPALDING FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARTHAS VINYRD,MA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5700E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5700E), registered now, S/N 17271923, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- 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: Spalding Farm

## 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 19810801046989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801046989A), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 172N, Martha Vineyard, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft on wet grass and could not bring it to stop before going off end of runway.

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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