# Accident 20251106019969A: Cessna 172N, Oxford, CT, November 6, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2025, 16:10 local time
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4730° N, 73.1332° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4730&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 161 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251106019969A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 172, 4 PLACE SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT OXFORD OXC AIRPORT IN CONNECTICUT.  WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY   THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4PM ON NOVEMBER 6, 2025.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, INCLUDING A BENT PROPELLER, BROKEN NOSE GEAR, MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE, AND DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND ELEVATORS. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA26LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA033), Nov 6, 2025: Cessna 172 (N34LC), Oxford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to compensate for gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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