# NTSB NYC67D0253: Cessna 172, N8445U, Stratford, CT, September 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1966
- Place: Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0253

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2531  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8445U-1972-11-15), registration cancelled 1972-11-15, S/N 17252345 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridgeport Muni.

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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