- Date
- September 20, 1979
- Place
- Greenwich, CT · GREENWICH, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2331UCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790920040439A
- Case key
- 133143
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3386 79/9/20 NR.GREENWICH,CT CESSNA 172D CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 65, 1350 TIME - 1132 N2331U PX- 0 1 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINDEN,NJ GREENWICH,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ACFT HIT TREE AND IMPACTED IN HILLY WOODED SWAMP WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING AN ESTATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2331U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2331URegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2009 · Cessna 172DAirframe modelCessna 172DEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2331U · 1
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