- Date
- November 30, 1981
- Place
- Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N733CPCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811130077059A
- Case key
- 123780
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2085 81/11/30 STEVENSVILLE,MD CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1140 N733CP PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY BRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT MEADE,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- UNKN PERSON PROVIDED ERRONEOUS WND INFO OVR UNICOM.WND BLOWING AT X-WND LMT FOR ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733CP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bay Bridge
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N733CP · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN26FA192Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportWesterly, RIOn May 18, 2026, about 1205 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N733CP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Westerly, Rhode Island. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB NYC86LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSeven Springs, PAPilot came in long and high for landing, attempted to land then decided to abort due to insufficient runway remaining. The aircraft continued off the end of the runway.