Cessna 172M N20285
20 September 1978 · Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 September 1978 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20285, operated by Ecaf Flying CL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradley Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N20285
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ecaf Flying CL
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- E.hartford, Ct → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-4276
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LNDG GR BRUSHED TREES BTWN OUTER & MIDDLE MARKER
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
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