- Date
- July 29, 1978
- Place
- Essex, CT · ESSEX, CT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1641VCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780729024579A
- Case key
- 140211
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2572 78/7/29 NR.ESSEX,CT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 150 TIME - 1530 N1641V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODSPEED DOCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESSEX,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1641V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Goodspeed Dock
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.