Accident Cessna 172H N8198L,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316018
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 January 1969
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172H
Owner/operator:Harrisburg Aviation
Registration: N8198L
MSN: 17256398
Year of manufacture:1967
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Plainville, CT -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:4B8
Investigating agency: NTSB
Narrative:
OVERSHOOT, COLLIDED WITH SNOWBANK.
MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED, SNOW ON RUNWAY, UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.
LT CROSS WIND 10K, GUSTS TO 20K. PLT HAD ABORTED TWO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO LAND.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC69A0071
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 June 1992 N8198L Private 0 Huntsville, AL sub

Revision history:

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