Cessna 172L N7843G
8 March 1973 · Plainville, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1973 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7843G, operated by Interstate AVN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plainville, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainville, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Robertson
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N7843G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Interstate AVN
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Oxford, Conn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0331
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
ENCTRD GND FOG ABT 10FT ABV RWY, CONT APCH LNDD.LOST VISUAL CUES ATMTD GOARND.HIT DIRT BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Cessna 172F | Weaverville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172K | San Diego, California, United States | Jims Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1973 | Cessna 172L | Zapata, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | Archway Aviati | No injuries | - |