# NTSB Accident NYC02LA085
> **Cessna 152** · 2002-04-18 · Matawan, NJ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02LA085
- **Event ID:** 20020422X00564
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-18
- **Location:** Matawan, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.409072, -74.230659
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N4737L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and excessive airspeed while landing.  A factor was a tailwind.

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