Cessna 172P N65612
18 July 1986 · Plainville, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 July 1986 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65612 was involved in an accident near Plainville, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainville, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Robertson (4B8)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N65612
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plainville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA190
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WHEN THE PLT CHECKED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR ON TAKEOFF, HE SAW NO INDICATION OF SPEED & ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. THE ACFT CONTD OFF THE DEPARTURE END, WHEN DOWN AN EMBANKMENT & BECAME INVERTED. AN EXAM REVEALED THE LACK OF AIRSPEED INDICATION WAS DUE TO A BLOCKAGE IN THE PITOT TUBE. THE BLOCKAGE HAD THE APPEARANCE OF A SUBSTANCE DEPOSITED BY MUD WASPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 172M | Shingle Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1986 | Grumman TBM-3E | Brooklyn, Connecticut, United States | Professional Aircraft Sales Co | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1986 | Kosch WHITEHEAD #21 | Stratford, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1986 | Folsom SONERAI II | Middlebury, Connecticut, United States | Earl Edwin Folsom | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1986 | Cessna 150 | Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States | Robert D. Penrod | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1986 | Raven S60A | Montville, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |