Cessna 180 N3172C
22 July 1970 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1970 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3172C was involved in an accident during in flight near Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N3172C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Monroe, Conn → Lakewood, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3073
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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
ENG FAILED OVER LONG ISLAND SOUND OUT OF GLIDINGDISTANCE OF LND. PLT AND PAX PARACHUTED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180 | Eureka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1970 | Cessna 180A | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1970 | Cessna 180 | Seagoville, Texas, United States | Dallas Parachu | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180 | Jenks, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Cessna 180B | Syracuse, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1970 | Cessna 180 | Ironwood, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |