Cessna 172A accident near Pohatcong, NJ
On November 5, 2005, a Cessna 172A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pohatcong, NJ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 5, 2005
- Place
- Pohatcong, NJ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.300°N, 74.520°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051122X01867
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 5, 2005, about 1138 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172A, N7467T, and an amateur built Zodiac CH 601HDS, N6384E, were substantially damaged during a midair collision over Pohatcong, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot flying the Zodiac, which departed Alexandria Airport (N85), Pittstown, New Jersey, was fatally injured, and the certificated private pilot flying the Cessna, which departed from Van Sant Airport (9N1), Erwinna, Pennsylvania, incurred minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for either local flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot of the Cessna and recorded radar data, the Cessna departed 9N1 about 1056, and was in cruise flight indicating approximately 90 knots at 1,800 feet above mean sea level. The airplane was near Alpha, New Jersey, heading "northwest towards the Delaware River," when the pilot heard and felt "a tremendous crash" and observed a "flash of blue" out the windscreen at his 2 o'clock position. After regaining control of the airplane, he was unsure of damage that may have occurred and immediately began looking for a place to land. After performing two 360-degree turns to locate a suitable emergency landing area, he observed a cornfield that appeared to be of sufficient length, 1/4 mile to the northwest of the Phillipsburg, New Jersey exit, off of I-78, and executed a successful landing. According to recorded radar data, and global positioning system (GPS) data recovered from the wreckage of the Zodiac, the airplane was traveling at a ground
Probable cause
The inadequate visual lookout of the pilots in both airplanes, which resulted in a midair collision during cruise flight.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
