UNK64X2915

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Waterford, CT · July 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1964
Place
Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6434BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183115

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2133  64/7/19    WATERFORD CONN      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 125
        TIME - 2300                    N6434B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW LONDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF PARALLEL TO RUNWAY BUT OUTSIDE BOUNDARY LIGHTS

Aircraft

Registration
N6434B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
New London

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.