NYC70DFM13

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Ansonia, CT · May 23, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1970
Place
Ansonia, CT · ANSONIA, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N30013Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182061

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2239  70/5/23    ANSONIA,CONN        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 200
        TIME - 1230                    N30013              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANSONIA,CONN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- RETRACTED FLAPS,SANK INTO TREES APRX 30FT AGL.

Aircraft

Registration
N30013
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ansonia

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.