# Accident 19830130001809A: Cessna 172P, Bridgeport, CT, January 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1983, 12:23 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Bridgeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1635° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1635&lon=-73.1262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62264, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62264-2010-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130001809A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 NYC83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA058), Jan 30, 1983: Cessna 172P (N62264), Bridgeport, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62264 (1)

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

- [Accident 19971014044709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971014044709A), Oct 14, 1997: Cessna 172P (N62264), Pittsfield, NY, Substantial damage. Entered cloud scud running. Descended. Hit trees but stayed aloft. Vectored to alb. Failed to obtain weather brief.

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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