# NTSB NYC80FA011: Cessna 337G, N53560, Bennington, VT, November 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1979
- Place: Bennington, VT · BENNINGTON, VT
- Location: 42.8711° N, 73.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8711&lon=-73.1802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3921  79/11/17   BENNINGTON,VT       CESSNA 337G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1015
        TIME - 1715                    N53560              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 910 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNINGTON STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELYRIA,OH                   BENNINGTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W TREES/TRRN APRX 1880FT ABV ARPT ELEV ON DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53560](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53560-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 33701702, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Registry model: [Cessna 337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (registry code 2075730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bennington State

## 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 19791117041829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117041829A), Nov 17, 1979: Cessna 337G, Bennington, VT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed during second missed approach after not sighting airport. Lights were not on during approach.

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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