- Date
- December 17, 1967
- Place
- Groton, CT · GROTON, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5329TCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112597
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4344 67/12/17 GROTON,CONN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 230 TIME - 1915 N5329T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUMBULL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT-DID NOT USE LDG LIGHT FOR NIGHT TAXI. REMARKS- DITCH APPROX 50 FT FROM MARKED AND LITED TAXIWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5329T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Trumbull
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