- Date
- July 11, 1970
- Place
- Plymouth, CT · PLYMOUTH, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7072ECessna 175A
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2966 70/7/11 PLYMOUTH,CONN CESSNA 175A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 213 TIME - 1600 N7072E PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERBURY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,NY PLYMOUTH,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- LNDD APRXLY HALFWAY DOWN 2000 FT WET SOD RWY.HIT DIRT BANK ON FAR SIDE OF GULLY 350FT PAST RWY END
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7072E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterbury
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