# Accident 19760228004159A: Cessna 172K, Windsor Locks, CT, February 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1976
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84760, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84760) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 82 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228004159A

## Narrative

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

SIGMET ALFA WARNING WINDS IN EXCESS 30K DVLPG.WIND GUSTING 35K.DRG TURN OFF RWY ACFT UPSET.

## 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 NYC76FNE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE16), Feb 28, 1976: Cessna 172K (N84760), Windsor Locks, 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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