Cessna 172E accident near West Milford, NJ
On April 3, 2010, a Cessna 172E (airplane) was involved in an accident near West Milford, NJ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 3, 2010
- Place
- West Milford, NJ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.100°N, 74.370°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100403X24937
Official records · ERA10FA202
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 3, 2010, about 1205 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172E, N5528T, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Greenwood Lake Airport (4N1), West Milford, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot/co-owner was fatally injured, and the student pilot/co-owner was seriously injured. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. According to the previous owner of the airplane, it was stored outside at Robert J. Miller Airpark (MJX), Tom's River, New Jersey, and had not been flown between 2007 and March 2010. According to an acquaintance of the two co-owners, and a contract found in the airplane, they jointly purchased the airplane in March 2010. According to a pilot-rated mechanic with an inspection authorization rating, on March 20, the mechanic and the two co-owners drove to MJX to examine, purchase and service the airplane. The mechanic stated that the co-owners drained approximately 15 gallons of fuel from the two tanks, because water was detected when they sampled the fuel. The mechanic stated that some fuel remained in the airplane, because they did not have enough containers to capture all the fuel. He also stated that the spark plugs were removed, examined and re-installed, engine compression was checked, fuel drains were removed and reinstalled, bird nests were removed, and the nose gear strut was serviced. The mechanic did not know the final disposition of the captured fuel, bu
Probable cause
The complete loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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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.
