# NTSB NYC83LA058: Cessna 172P, N62264, Bridgeport, CT, January 30, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 30, 1983, 12:23 local (17:23 UTC)
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Location: 41.1635° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRIDGEPORT/SIKORSKY (BDR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1635&lon=-73.1262&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35148/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA058

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff

## Analysis

AFTER PRACTICING THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, A FOURTH TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE STUDENT COMPLETED A RUN-UP, CHECKED THE CONTROLS AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT HE BEGAN ROLLING STRAIGHT DOWN THE CENTERLINE, THEN AT ABOUT 45 KTS, THE PLANE ABRUPTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE HIT A SNOWBANK AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 11 AND 34 AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62264](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62264-2010-11-19), registration cancelled 2010-11-19, S/N 17275237 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2072436
- Airframe hours: 663
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John Vance,II
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 11, 1982, 0 hours before
- Airport: BDR, Bridgeport, runway 11, 4,761 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 19 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BDR

## 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 19830130001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130001809A), Jan 30, 1983: Cessna 172P, Bridgeport, CT, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on takeoff. Veered off runway into snowbank and overturned.

## Other investigations on N62264 (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 NYC98LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA012), Oct 14, 1997: Cessna 172P (N62264), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor in-flight decision to continue VFR flight in IFR conditions. Factor's in this accident were the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning, and fog.

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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