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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Plainville, CT · July 18, 1986

Date
July 18, 1986 · 17:30 local
Place
Plainville, CT
Airport
Robertson
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N65612
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86LA190
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
294 total22 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No airspeed indication was noted on takeoff and the aircraft ran off the runway. Mud wasps had blocked pitot tube.

As the FAA filed it

NO AIRSPEED INDICATION WAS NOTED ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. MUD WASPS HAD BLOCKED PITOT TUBE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.