# NTSB NYC86LA142: Cessna 172, N7475G, Oxford, CT, June 3, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 3, 1986, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA142
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30348/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA142

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)

## Analysis

DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 FEET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON THE GRASSY AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7475G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17259175
- Airframe hours: 5675
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sigma Six Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 28, 1986
- Airport: OXC, Waterbury-Oxford, runway 36, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19860603022149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860603022149A), Jun 3, 1986: Cessna 172K, Oxford, CT, Substantial damage. The student failed to properly control the aircraft during go around, stalled and impacted the ground.

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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