# NTSB NYC69A0071: Cessna 172, N8198L, Plainville, CT, January 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1969
- Place: Plainville, CT · PLAINVILLE, CT
- Location: 41.6745° N, 72.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainville, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6745&lon=-72.8582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0020   69/1/8    PLAINVILLE,CONN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N8198L              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 28, 725 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            173 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTSON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LT CROSS WIND 10K,GUSTS TO 20K.PLT HAD ABORTED TWO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO LAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8198L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8198L-2013-07-11), registration cancelled 2013-07-11, S/N 17256398, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Robertson Field

## Other investigations on N8198L (2)

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 ATL92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA134), Jun 27, 1992: Cessna 172H (N8198L), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE AIRSTRIP, AND THE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PREVAILING TAILWIND AT THE AIRSTRIP.
- [NTSB NYC74FGT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT15), Jan 15, 1974: Cessna 172 (N8198L), Carlisle, PA, substantial damage

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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