# NTSB NYC82DA015: Cessna 401B, N7967Q, East Hanover, NJ, January 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 1, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: East Hanover, NJ
- Location: 40.8201° N, 74.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hanover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8201&lon=-74.3649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 1, 1982
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70542/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA015

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO EAST HANOVER TO AVOID WEATHER. WHILE LANDING ON A WET RUNWAY IN LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE REACHING THE END. THE PLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DIRT BANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7967Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 401B0107
- Airframe hours: 1317
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Millicor Corp
- Registered owner: Millicor Corp
- Departed: WILMINGTON, NC
- Destination: CALDWELL, NJ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: N58, Hanover, runway 9, 2,000 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 5,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 5,100 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Visibility: 4 statute miles

## 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 19820101001499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820101001499A), Jan 1, 1982: Cessna 401B, Hanover, NJ, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on wet runway before reaching the end. Struck a dirt bank.

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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