NTSB NYC83LA103 — 1983-04-27 · HAMMONTON, New Jersey, United States

Current FAA registration · N4861G

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 4 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19741015
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A60165

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4861G Cessna 172N None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SOFT FIELD AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE LANDING WAS ON RUNWAY 21 AND THE WIND WAS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 10 KTS. THE ACFT HAD ROLLED ABOUT 1000 FEET WHEN IT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT TRIED LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON. THIS DID NOT STOP THE SWERVE SO THE PILOT TRIED LEFT AILERON AND LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFTLEFT THE RUNWAY AND WENT 50 FEET INTO A PLOWED FIELD WHERE IT NOSED OVER AS IT STOPPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA103.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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