# NTSB NYC78FA097: Cessna 172M, N20285, Windsor Locks, CT, September 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT · WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
- Location: 41.9298° N, 72.6580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9298&lon=-72.6580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4276  78/9/20    WINDSOR LOCKS,CT    CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N20285              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 57, 1150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          E.HARTFORD,CT               RETURN                       WINDSOR LOCKS,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LNDG GR BRUSHED TREES BTWN OUTER & MIDDLE MARKER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20285](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20285-1978-12-05), registration cancelled 1978-12-05, S/N 17261158, built 1972 (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
- Airport: Bradley Intl

## 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 19780920043629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920043629A), Sep 20, 1978: Cessna 172, Windsor Locks,C, CT, Destroyed. Lndg gr brushed trees btwn outer & middle marker

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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