# NTSB NYC87LA213: Cessna 172P, N99171, Plainfield, CT, August 4, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 4, 1987, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Plainfield, CT
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERTSON FLD (4B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA213
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30703/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA213

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

WHILE LANDING IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CONDITIONS AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND THEN FLIPPED INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99171](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99171), registered now, S/N 17276414, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17276414
- Airframe hours: 864
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Interstate Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner: Interstate Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 15, 1987, 63 hours before
- Airport: 4B8, Robertson, runway 2, 3,116 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 101 total, 3 in this make and model, 43 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19870804045289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045289A), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 172P, Plainfield, CT, Destroyed. Veered off runway during crosswind landing. Went over embankment and flipped over. Crosswind component exceeded.

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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