# NTSB NYC81FHD23: Cessna 172N, N9914E, Elmer, NJ, May 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1981
- Place: Elmer, NJ · ELMER, NJ
- Location: 39.5923° N, 75.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmer, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5923&lon=-75.1746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9914E), registered now, S/N 17272288, built 1979 (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: Hig'S

## 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 19810515026449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810515026449A), May 15, 1981: Cessna 172N, Elmer, NJ, Substantial damage. Rought engine. Landed downwind on short, wet, grass runway. Slid off end into trees. Engine rough from rich mixture

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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