# NTSB NYC68F0403: Cessna 177, N2980X, Windsor Lock, CT, March 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1968
- Place: Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.6273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0403
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0403

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0723   68/3/6    WINDSOR LOCK,CONN   CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 121
        TIME - 2016                    N2980X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- T/O ABORT AFTER AIRBORNE TO AVOID BEECH THAT FLEW IMPROPER LNDG PATTERN.BEECH PLT MISUNDERSTD TWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2980X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2980X-2009-09-29), registration cancelled 2009-09-29, S/N 17700380, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley

## Other investigations on N2980X (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 ERA09CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA425), Jul 27, 2009: Cessna 177 (N2980X), Towanda, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during a go around following a bounced landing.

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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