# NTSB NYC66D0149: Cessna 172, N2553U, Essex, MD, August 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1965
- Place: Essex, MD · ESSEX, MD
- Location: 39.3003° N, 76.4427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Essex, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3003&lon=-76.4427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2072  65/8/10    ESSEX MD            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 640
        TIME - 1530                    N2553U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTERN AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2553U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553U-2021-01-13), registration cancelled 2021-01-13, S/N 17250153, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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
- Airport: Eastern Airport

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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