Cessna 172N N8074E

Summary

On 21 November 2021 at about 21:44 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N8074E was involved in an accident near Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 November 2021 at 21:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Old Bridge (3N6)

Coordinates

40.3299, -74.3468

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N8074E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA22LA070

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s loss of control during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On the day of the accident, the student pilot performed three takeoffs and landings with his flight instructor before he was cleared by the instructor for solo pattern flight. A video recording showed that during his second solo landing, the airplane bounced, and then began a go-around. During the go-around the airplane pitched up sharply, stalled, turned toward the left and descended to the ground. The airplane impacted the left side of the runway, sustained substantial damage to the left wing and forward fuselage, and a post impact fire ensued. The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-accident anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.