Cessna 172 N65482
24 May 1987 · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1987 at about 04:24 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N65482 was involved in an accident near New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Haven (HVN)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N65482
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Bedford → Bridgeport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA154
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DRG A NIGHT FLT FROM NEW BEDFORD TO BRIDGEPORT, THE PLT ENCTRD VISIBILITY PROBLEMS & BELIEVED THAT FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. HE OBTAINED RADAR VECTORS TO NEW HAVEN. AFTER SEEING THE ARPT, HE FLEW OVER TO ESTABLISH THE RUNWAY PATTERN. HOWEVER, FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED AS HE WAS FLYING OVER. HE RPRTD THAT HE WAS FORCED TO GLIDE TO A LANDING WITHOUT ESTABLISHING A NORMAL APCH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY & STRUCK A FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1987 | Cessna 172 | Groton, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1987 | Noble FALCON X-P | Wallingford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1987 | Beechcraft C24R | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28-180 | Groton, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1987 | Hall B-80M | Waterford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1987 | Cessna 152 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |