# NTSB NYC78DNC20: Cessna 206, N3972G, Warren, VT, February 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1978
- Place: Warren, VT · WARREN, VT
- Location: 44.1120° N, 72.8559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1120&lon=-72.8559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DNC20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0637  78/2/25    WARREN,VT           CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 995
        TIME - 1730                    N3972G              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN-SUGARBUSH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                WARREN,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- AIM REPORTED AIRPORT CLOSED.PLT IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PLT ON GROUND BEFORE DECIDING TO LAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3972G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3972G), registered now, S/N U206-0972, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warren-Sugarbush

## 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 19780225005589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225005589A), Feb 25, 1978: Cessna U206C, Warren, VT, Substantial damage. Aim reported airport closed. Plt in contact with another plt on gr before deciding to land.

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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