# Accident 19741016034559A: Cessna 500CESSNA, New Haven, CT, October 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1974
- Place: New Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed-New Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.2637° N, 72.8877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWEED/NEW HAVEN (HVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2637&lon=-72.8877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500CESSNA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,659 total, 869 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741016034559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG TKOF L ENG ENG INGESTED UNDTMND NR OF SEA GULLS.UN STOP ON RMNG RWY,ACFT STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75AN048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN048), Oct 16, 1974: Cessna 500 (N85AT), New Haven, CT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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