# NTSB NYC65F0067: Cessna 172, N7771U, Bolton, CT, February 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1965
- Place: Bolton, CT · BOLTON, CT
- Location: 41.7690° N, 72.4334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bolton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7690&lon=-72.4334&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0325   65/2/1    BOLTON CONN         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N7771U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7771U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7771U), registered now, S/N 17251771, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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