# NTSB NYC84LA296: Cessna 172P, N65665, Manville, NJ, August 21, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 21, 1984, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Manville, NJ
- Location: 40.5244° N, 74.5983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL JERSEY RGNL (47N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5244&lon=-74.5983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA296
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35753/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA296

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, takeoff
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - climb - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ACFT SWERVED ON RWY BEFORE ROTATION AND CLIMBED APRX 10 FEET BEFORE SETTLING BACK ON THE RWY. PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE END OF RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65665](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65665), registered now, S/N 17275810, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275810
- Airframe hours: 430
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Raritan Flying School
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 25, 1984, 26 hours before
- Airport: 47N, Kupper, runway 25, 3,425 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 80 total, 2 in this make and model, 47 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19840821043069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840821043069A), Aug 21, 1984: Cessna 172P, Manville, NJ, Substantial damage. Aircraft settled onto runway after liftoff. Pilot aborted takeoff. Ran off end of runway, hit trees.

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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