# NTSB NYC66F0069: Cessna 172F, N5551R, E Killingly, CT, July 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1965
- Place: E Killingly, CT · E KILLINGLY, CT
- Location: 41.8493° N, 71.8187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Killingly, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8493&lon=-71.8187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2722  65/7/13    E KILLINGLY CONN    CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 127
        TIME - 2000                    N5551R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YANKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5551R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5551R-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N 17253138, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Yankee

## Other investigations on N5551R (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 ERA12CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA320), May 5, 2012: Cessna 172F (N5551R), Cambridge, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a takeoff in variable crosswind conditions.

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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