# Accident 19790920040439A: Cessna 172D, Greenwich, CT, September 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1979, 11:32 local time
- Place: Greenwich, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0278° N, 73.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwich, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0278&lon=-73.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2331U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2331U-2009-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920040439A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRPLANE ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED LOW & SLOW OVER TREES BEFORE CRASH.

## 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 NYC79FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA104), Sep 20, 1979: Cessna 172D (N2331U), Greenwich, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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