# NTSB UNK65X0731: Cessna 172F, N8274U, Shrewsbury, NJ, November 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1964
- Place: Shrewsbury, NJ · SHREWSBURY, NJ
- Location: 40.3265° N, 74.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shrewsbury, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3265&lon=-74.0574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0731
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0731

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8274U-1965-01-04), registration cancelled 1965-01-04, S/N 17252174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Red 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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