# NTSB NYC70F0052: Cessna 177, N29677, Middletown, CT, June 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1969
- Place: Middletown, CT · MIDDLETOWN, CT
- Location: 41.5623° N, 72.6506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5623&lon=-72.6506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2507  69/6/27    MIDDLETOWN,CONN     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1925                    N29677              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LORING AFB,ME               TETERBORO,NJ                 FARMINGDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29677](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29677-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 17701021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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