- Date
- April 14, 1973
- Place
- Chester, CT · CHESTER, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N158YDavis D-1K
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730414008819A
- Case key
- 170591
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0942 73/4/14 CHESTER,CONN DAVIS D-1K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 503 TIME - 1415 N158Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LND DOWNWIND,DRIFTED TO R DRG GO ARND.HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N158Y
- Reported as
- Davis D-1K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chester
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N158Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC94LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEast Haddam, CTThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during landing approach.NTSB NYC91LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChester, CTImproper maintenance on the engine which resulted in a power loss due to a stuck exhaust valve and subsequent forced landing in unsuitable terrain.