UNK65X0731

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172F · Shrewsbury, NJ · November 15, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 15, 1964
Place
Shrewsbury, NJ · SHREWSBURY, NJ
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8274UCessna 172F
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181750

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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2-0716  64/11/15   SHREWSBURY NJ       CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 117
        TIME - 1433                    N8274U              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BANK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8274U
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Red Bank

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.