# NTSB NYC78FNE04: Cessna 177, N2293Y, Oxford, CT, December 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1977
- Place: Oxford, CT · OXFORD, CT
- Location: 41.4340° N, 73.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4340&lon=-73.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3913  77/12/29   OXFORD,CT           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1582
        TIME - 1500                    N2293Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERBURY OXFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                OXFORD,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- T/D ABT MIDWAY ON RWY.ROLLED OVR EMBANKMENT AT END OF RWY 31.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2293Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterbury Oxford

## 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 19771229040019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771229040019A), Dec 29, 1977: Cessna 177, Oxford, MA, Substantial damage. T/d abt midway on rwy. Rolled ovr embankment at end of rwy 31.

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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