# NTSB NYC66A0714: Cessna 172, N6117E, Clinton, MD, May 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1966
- Place: Clinton, MD · CLINTON, MD
- Location: 38.7428° N, 76.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7428&lon=-76.9087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0714
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0714

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0131  66/5/20    CLINTON MD          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 133
        TIME - 1615                    N6117E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HYDE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6117E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6117E-1966-07-26), registration cancelled 1966-07-26, S/N 46217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hyde Field

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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