- Date
- July 14, 1979
- Place
- Griswold, CT · GRISWOLD, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73297Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790714035539A
- Case key
- 134314
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3143 79/7/14 GRISWOLD,CT CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1240 N73297 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 59, 570 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 113 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLIP,NY BOSTON,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- WING FLAP EXTENDER WIRE # 3-CC2 FOUND SEPARATED,CONSISTENT W SEPARATION CAUSED BY WIRE CUTTERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73297
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakeside
N73297Registration cancelled Nov 30, 2024 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.