# NTSB NYC70DFM14: Cessna 172, N7957U, Stratford, CT, May 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1970
- Place: Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7957U-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 17251957, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Bridgeport

## Other investigations on N7957U (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 NYC04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA183), Aug 3, 2004: Cessna 172F (N7957U), Cooperstown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and her premature rotation which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent impact with the ground.

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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