# NTSB NYC76AN023: Cessna 172M, N22234, Stamford, CT, August 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1975
- Place: Stamford, CT · STAMFORD, CT
- Location: 41.0534° N, 73.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stamford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0534&lon=-73.5387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3565  75/8/17    STAMFORD,CT         CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 112
        TIME - 0150                    N22234              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FARMINGDALE,NY              RETURN                       WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 150 MG PCT.ACFT OBSVD IN SERIES OF DIVES AND CLBS BFR CRASH INTO WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22234](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22234-1975-09-22), registration cancelled 1975-09-22, S/N 172 64060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750817029849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817029849A), Aug 17, 1975: Cessna 172M, Stamford, CT, Substantial damage. Blood alcohol lvl 150 mg pct. Acft obsvd in series of dives and clbs bfr crash into water.

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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