# Accident 19831210060409A: Cessna 172N, Meriden, CT, December 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1983, 12:55 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104CT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210060409A

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING PILOT WAITED TOO LONG TO ABORT TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN ATTEMPT TO STOP.

## 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 NYC84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA051), Dec 10, 1983: Cessna C172N (N104CT), Meriden, 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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