Cessna 172G N3985L
20 May 2003 · Ocean City, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 May 2003 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N3985L was involved in an accident near Ocean City, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ocean City, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N)
- Coordinates
- 39.2636, -74.6075
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N3985L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Berlin → Ocean City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC03LA112
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor was a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While landing on runway 06, the airplane encountered turbulence. The pilot attempted to abort the landing; however, the airplane veered right, and traveled off the right side of the runway. The airplane then struck a runway sign and berm, before coming to rest in a swamp at the departure end of the runway. The reported wind near the accident site, about the same time as the accident, was from 140 degrees at 11 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2003 | Beechcraft A36 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | Paul A. Bray | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 2003 | Cessna 172P | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | Century Air, INC. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Cessna 150L | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 2003 | Cessna 175A | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2003 | Bell 47G-2A | Jackson, New Jersey, United States | East Coast Helicopter Inc | No injuries | - |