# Accident 19951021033829A: Cessna 172RG, Chester, CT, October 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1995, 19:50 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3837° N, 72.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER (SNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3837&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9412B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9412B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,294 total, 125 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951021033829A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE ACCELERATE. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND HYDROPLANED OFF WET RUNWAY DOWN EMBANKMENT INTO TREES. NOT USED TO FULL LOAD

## 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 NYC96LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA015), Oct 21, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9412B), Chester, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed, and his delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees. Factors relating to the accident were: the wet…

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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