# NTSB NYC73DNC12: Cessna 172, N19740, W Dover, VT, August 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1972
- Place: W Dover, VT · W DOVER, VT
- Location: 42.9392° N, 72.8529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Dover, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9392&lon=-72.8529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3086   72/8/8    W DOVER,VT          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 2050
        TIME - 1300                    N19740              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT SNOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HAVEN,CONN              W DOVER,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19740](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19740), registered now, S/N 17260714, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Snow

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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