# NTSB NYC65F0047: Cessna 172, N7611T, Tewksbury, MA, February 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1965
- Place: Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0300  65/2/21    TEWKSBURY MASS      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N7611T              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW MAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7611T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7611T-1983-10-20), registration cancelled 1983-10-20, S/N 47211 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tew Mac

## Other investigations on N7611T (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 DEN83FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA039), Dec 26, 1982: Cessna 172A (N7611T), Leadville, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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.

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