# NTSB NYC71FFM05: Cessna 172K, N79319, Harwinton, CT, July 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1970
- Place: Harwinton, CT · HARWINTON, CT
- Location: 41.7712° N, 73.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harwinton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7712&lon=-73.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3297  70/7/30    HARWINTON,CONN      CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 134
        TIME - 1345                    N79319              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNNYCAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARWINTON,CONN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          245                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FULL FLAPS USE DRG GO-AROUND TO CLEAR TREES,STALLED DRG FLAP RETRACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79319](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79319-1971-05-24), registration cancelled 1971-05-24, S/N 17258044, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Johnnycake

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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