# NTSB NYC79FA104: Cessna 172D, N2331U, Greenwich, CT, September 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Place: Greenwich, CT · GREENWICH, CT
- Location: 41.0278° N, 73.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwich, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0278&lon=-73.6269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA104

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2331U-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N 17249931, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790920040439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920040439A), Sep 20, 1979: Cessna 172D, Greenwich, CT, Destroyed. Stalled airplane on photographic flight. Aircraft was observed low & slow over trees before crash.

## Other investigations on N2331U (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X2009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2009), May 29, 1964: Cessna 172D (N2331U), Koehn Dry Lke, CA, substantial damage

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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