# NTSB NYC67A0035: Cessna 172G, N6003R, Middletown, CT, August 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1966
- Place: Middletown, CT · MIDDLETOWN, CT
- Location: 41.5623° N, 72.6506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5623&lon=-72.6506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0690  66/8/15    MIDDLETOWN CONN     CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 0635                    N6003R              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN MARKHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                      DRIZZLE, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8-21-66.PLT FOLLOWING HWY FAILED NEGOTIATE TURN WHERE HWY VEERS LEFT TO AVOID MOUNTN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6003R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6003R-1971-05-19), registration cancelled 1971-05-19, S/N 17253672 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meriden Markham

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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