What happened
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Acft landed downwind and went off the end of runway 03. (-23) N1729V, C172, landed downwind, went off the end of runway 03, Stow-minuteman airport, MA and flipped over at 1519 EDT, 09/19/98. One person on board, no injuries. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. At the time of wreckage inspection final resting place of a/c: was approximately 120' from the end of runway 3. The nose wheel was found about 70' from the end of runway 3. The aircraft was directly in line with the runway and was upside down. The tail was noticeably crushed, the prop blades were bent, the exhaust stack was bent and the nose wheel was missing. The registration, fcc license and CT state revenue certificate were found, however, the airworthiness certificate was not located.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED DOWNWIND AND WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 03. (-23) N1729V, C172, LANDED DOWNWIND, WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 03, STOW-MINUTEMAN AIRPORT, MA AND FLIPPED OVER AT 1519 EDT, 09/19/98. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF WRECKAGE INSPECTION FINAL RESTING PLACE OF A/C: WAS APPROXIMATELY 120' FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 3. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FOUND ABOUT 70' FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 3. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE RUNWAY AND WAS UPSIDE DOWN. THE TAIL WAS NOTICEABLY CRUSHED, THE PROP BLADES WERE BENT, THE EXHAUST STACK WAS BENT AND THE NOSE WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE REGISTRATION, FCC LICENSE AND CT STATE REVENUE CERTIFICATE WERE FOUND, HOWEVER, THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS NOT LOCATED.
NTSB investigation
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