- Date
- June 16, 1971
- Place
- Danbury, CT · DANBURY, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2733UCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161946
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2068 71/6/16 DANBURY,CONN CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N2733U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANBURY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTCHESTER,NY DANBURY,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF REMARKS- TKOF 3130FT RWY TOWARD RISING TRRN.ABT MIDFIELD PLT CONCERNED WITH TRRN,ABORTED TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2733U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Danbury
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