# NTSB NYC71DFM07: Cessna 180, N3172C, Bridgeport, CT, July 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1970
- Place: Bridgeport, CT · BRIDGEPORT, CT
- Location: 41.1874° N, 73.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1874&lon=-73.1958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3073  70/7/22  NR.BRIDGEPORT,CONN    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 573
        TIME - 1300                    N3172C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,CONN                 LAKEWOOD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENG FAILED OVER LONG ISLAND SOUND OUT OF GLIDING DISTANCE OF LND. PLT AND PAX PARACHUTED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3172C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3172C-1972-01-25), registration cancelled 1972-01-25, S/N 30971, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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