NYC81FHD23

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Elmer, NJ · May 15, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1981
Place
Elmer, NJ · ELMER, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9914ECessna 172N
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810515026449A
Case key
125735

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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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3-1409  81/5/15  NR.ELMER,NJ           CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 264
        TIME - 0830                    N9914E              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIG'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGETON,NJ                VINELAND,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH DRNG FLT,CONT TO RUN ROUGH DRNG APP & LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N9914E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hig'S

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