# Accident 19780401006419A: Cessna 172M, East Windsor, CT, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978
- Place: East Windsor, CT
- Airport: Skylark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.9049° N, 72.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of East Windsor, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9049&lon=-72.5672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12219, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12219-1998-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total, 91 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401006419A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE17), Apr 1, 1978: Cessna 172M (N12219), East Windsor, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12219 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971209040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209040359A), Dec 9, 1997: Cessna 172M (N12219), New Salem, MA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Elected to descend low over reservoir for closer look. Struck water and sank. (.4) on December 9, 1997, about 1430 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M,…
- [Accident 19960224027609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224027609A), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 172M (N12219), Warehouse Point, CT, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing. Recovered runway had unknowingly wing tip hit prop of parked plane. Blamed gusty wind.

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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