Cessna C175A N8014T

Summary

On 18 September 1983 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna C175A registered N8014T was involved in an accident near Succasunna, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 September 1983 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Succasunna, New Jersey, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna C175A

Registration

N8014T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gt. Barrington → Blythville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83LA246

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT WAS PLANNING TO FLY TO BLYTHVILLE, AK, HOWEVER, HE MADE A DECISION TO RETURN TO HIS ORIGINAL DEPARTURE POINT DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. ENROUTE HOME HE DECIDED TO MAKE A STOP AT EASTON, PA BUT REALIZED DURING THE APPROACH HE WAS AT THE WRONG ARPT. HE BEGAN TO CLIMB FROM LOW ALT AND EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE PROBLEM. HE USED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT HE WAS DOUBTFULL ABOUT CLEARING A RIDGE AHEAD SO HE LANDED ON A ROAD. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DAMAGING THE WINGS, NOSE GEAR, COWLING AND PROPELLER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT FAA EXAM REVEALED THE LEFT TANK WAS MORE THAN HALF FULL AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.