# Accident 20170811015789A: Cessna 172M, New Milford, CT, August 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2017, 09:50 local time
- Place: New Milford, CT
- Airport: Candlelight Farms
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5761° N, 73.4675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5761&lon=-73.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1727V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1727V-2017-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170811015789A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2017, ABOUT 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N1727V, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AT CANDLELIGHT FARMS AIRPORT (11N), NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE STUDENT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY ARROW AVIATION LLC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DXR), DANBURY, CONNECTICUT ABOUT 0835.

## 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 ERA17FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA272), Aug 11, 2017: Cessna 172 (N1727V), New Milford, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure that the wing flaps were properly configured for takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control during the initial climb.

## Other reports on N1727V (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120830017789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120830017789I), Aug 30, 2012: Cessna 172M (N1727V), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. On August 8, 2012, a Cessna 172, registration N1727V operated by arrow aviation, LLC under FAA part 61, struck a parked Robinson R-44 helicopter during taxi…
- [Accident 20020807017459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807017459A), Aug 7, 2002: Cessna 172M (N1727V), Mount Pocono, PA, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 7, 2002, at 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N1727V, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at the Pocono Mountains…
- [Incident 19840813050109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840813050109I), Aug 13, 1984: Cessna 172M (N1727V), Sebring, OH, Minor damage. Too low, landed short of the runway striking the runway threshold.

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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