ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151412
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| Date: | Sunday 23 December 2012 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Raritan Valley Flying School |
| Registration: | N5404K |
| MSN: | 17274096 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bay Head N.J. (beach) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Princeton (Rocky Hill) 39N |
| Princeton (Rocky Hill) 39N | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While on a photo shoot, the aircraft, a Cessna 172P Skyhawk, N5404K, force landed on the beach at Bay Head, New Jersey, after engine failure. The aircraft hit debris on the landing roll, and nosed-over (flipped on to back), sustaining substantial damage. The two passengers onboard exited aircraft without help. There were no injuries.
Sources:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/small_plane_crash_lands_in_bay.html#incart_river_default
http://www.app.com/article/20121223/NJNEWS/312230080/Small-plane-crashes-on-beach-in-Bay-Head
https://patch.com/new-jersey/brick/plane-crashes-in-bay-head
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5404K
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8180/8047788686_28eeefc533_b.jpg
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 1982 | N5404K | Aeronautica Aviation | 0 | Albuquerque, NM | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2012 02:02 | 78Delta | Added |
| 24-Dec-2012 02:28 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2012 09:45 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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