# NTSB NYC81FHM12: Cessna 172N, N5120K, Ridgefield Prk, NJ, July 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1981
- Place: Ridgefield Prk, NJ · RIDGEFIELD PRK, NJ
- Location: 40.8547° N, 74.0199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgefield Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8547&lon=-74.0199&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3070  81/7/17    RIDGEFIELD PRK,NJ   CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1020                    N5120K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIDGEFIELD PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIDGEFIELD PRK,NJ           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- STRUCK CESSNA A185E,N2231T,DEMOLISHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5120K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120K-1983-11-17), registration cancelled 1983-11-17, S/N 17273976, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ridgefield Park

## 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 19810717042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042239A), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 172N, Ridgewood Park, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on step on water takeoff. Aborted, ran up on the dock and struck a parked 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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