# Accident 20010616034159A: Cessna 172, Newfane, VT, June 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Newfane, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0172° N, 72.6508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0172&lon=-72.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7106T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7106T-2004-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616034159A

## Narrative

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

(.4) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JUNE 16, 2001, ABOUT 1630 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N7106T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (VT43) NEAR NEWFANE, VERMONT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT DESTINED FOR NORTH WINDHAM AIRPORT (3N3), LONDONDERRY, VERMONT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT FLEW TO VT43, AND DROPPED OFF TWO PASSENGERS. HE THEN DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 15, A 2000-FOOT LONG, 40-FOOT WIDE TURF RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE FLEW APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE A TRACTOR THAT WAS MOWING THE LAWN ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. THE AIRPLANE THEN BANKED LEFT, MADE A "HALF-CIRCLE" TURN, AND "NOSED IN." ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THAT HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. HE DID NOT SEE THE AIRPLANE, BUT HEARD THE TAKEOFF. THE WITNESS SAID THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE OPERATING WITH NO SPUTTERING. HE DID NOT HEAR THE ENGINE FOR 1-2 SECONDS, AND THEN HEARD THE "CRUNCH" OF THE IMPACT. THE WITNESS COULD NOT BE SURE IF THE ENGINE STOPPED FOR THE 1-2 SECONDS, OR THE AIRPLANE TURNED AWAY FROM HIS POSITION. THEACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT; LOCATED ABOUT 43 DEGREES 01.03 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, AND 72 DEGREES 39.05 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. (-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT VT43, DROPPED OFF 2 PASSENGERS, THEN DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 15, A 2,000' LONG X 40' WIDE TURF RUNWAY. THE CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTING STATION WAS KEEN, NH, WHICH REPORTED WIND 200 @11 KNOTS GUSTING 16, 9 STATUE MILES VISIBILITY, 4200 SCATTERED, TEMPERATURE 31, DEWPOINT 20, ALTIMETER 29.93. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT TURN AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF, IMPACTING THE GROUND AT AN INVERTED ATTITUDE AND SLIGHTLY LEFT WING DOWN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. BOTH CESSNA AND CONTINENTAL REPRESENTATIVES WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC01FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA147), Jun 16, 2001: Cessna 172 (N7106T), Newfane, VT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff. A factor was the pilot's impairment due to a narcotic painkiller and antihistamine.

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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