- Date
- October 18, 1970
- Place
- Ansonia, CT · ANSONIA, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3924RCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159061
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4037 70/10/18 ANSONIA,CONN CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 269 TIME - 1340 N3924R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSONIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTFIELD,MASS ANSONIA,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 66 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PAX NOTICED WINDSHIFT TO WNW DRG APCH TO RWY 17.TOUCHED DOWN APRX 1/3RD DOWN RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3924R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ansonia
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