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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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