# NTSB NYC75AN048: Cessna 500, N85AT, New Haven, CT, October 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1974
- Place: New Haven, CT · NEW HAVEN, CT
- Location: 41.3108° N, 72.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Haven, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3108&lon=-72.9250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2984  74/10/16   NEW HAVEN,CONN      CESSNA 500          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3659
        TIME - 0658                    N85AT               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 869 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWEED-NEW HAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HAVEN,CONN              PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF L ENG ENG INGESTED UNDTMND NR OF SEA GULLS.UN STOP ON RMNG RWY,ACFT STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N85AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tweed-New Haven

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741016034559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741016034559A), Oct 16, 1974: Cessna 500CESSNA, New Haven, CT, Substantial damage. Drg tkof l eng eng ingested undtmnd nr of sea gulls. Un stop on rmng rwy,acft struck drainage ditch

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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