# NTSB NYC68D0310: Cessna 172, N5329T, Groton, CT, December 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1967
- Place: Groton, CT · GROTON, CT
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0310
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0310

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4344  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5329T), registered now, S/N 17251229, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Trumbull

## Other investigations on N5329T (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 NYC04LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA046), Nov 13, 2003: Cessna 172E (N5329T), Islip, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind 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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