# NTSB NYC79FA059: Cessna 172M, N73297, Griswold, CT, July 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1979
- Place: Griswold, CT · GRISWOLD, CT
- Location: 41.5852° N, 71.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Griswold, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5852&lon=-71.9227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73297-2024-11-30), registration cancelled 2024-11-30, S/N 17267353 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakeside

## 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 19790714035539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714035539A), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 172M, Griswold, CT, Substantial damage. Flaps inoperative. Flap extender wire cut. Pilot touched down halfway down runway on landing. Overshot.

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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