# NTSB Accident ERA21LA055
> **CESSNA 172** · 2020-11-24 · Manville, NJ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA055
- **Event ID:** 20201125102339
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-11-24
- **Location:** Manville, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.524444, -74.598306
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N23NJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on approach to the runway, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree on final approach.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=ERA21LA055) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*