- Date
- September 10, 1966
- Place
- Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8445UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121117
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2531 66/9/10 STRATFORD CONN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 320 TIME - 1700 N8445U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT MUNI. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- SEAGULLS STRUCK PROPELLER AND LEFT WING, SUCCESSFUL LANDING MADE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8445U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bridgeport Muni.
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