# NTSB NYC72AN081: Cessna 170, N4016V, Woodstock, CT, December 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1971
- Place: Woodstock, CT · WOODSTOCK, CT
- Location: 41.9484° N, 71.9740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9484&lon=-71.9740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3628  71/12/12   WOODSTOCK,CONN      CESSNA 170          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 175
        TIME - 1832                    N4016V              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODSTOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,ME                 WILLIAMANTIC,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4016V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016V-1972-04-24), registration cancelled 1972-04-24, S/N 18335 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodstock

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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