Cessna 172 N20529
5 May 1974 · Smithville, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1974 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N20529, operated by Cherokee Aero, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Smithville, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smithville, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smithville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N20529
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cherokee Aero
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Robbinsville, Nj → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1123
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DRG LVL OFF ENCTRD WIND GUST.R WING HIT TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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