- Date
- May 29, 1970
- Place
- Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7957UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131912
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2336 70/5/29 STRATFORD,CONN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 516 TIME - 1050 N7957U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STRATFORD,CONN WARREN,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 100 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 14 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- BRAKE SYSTEM CK SHOWED NO MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7957U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bridgeport
N7957URegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N7957U · 1
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