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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Plainville, CT · March 8, 1973

Date
March 8, 1973
Place
Plainville, CT
Airport
Robertson
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7843G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73FNE23
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
162 total59 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Enctrd gnd fog abt 10FT abv rwy,cont apch lndd. Lost visual cues atmtd goarnd. Hit dirt bank.

As the FAA filed it

ENCTRD GND FOG ABT 10FT ABV RWY,CONT APCH LNDD.LOST VISUAL CUES ATMTD GOARND.HIT DIRT BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.