ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310261
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| Date: | Monday 10 April 2023 |
| Time: | c. 17:59 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Darcy Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N757YM |
| MSN: | 15280110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR/KDXR), Danbury, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Danbury Airport, CT (DXR/KDXR) |
| Danbury Airport, CT (DXR/KDXR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Cessna 152 (125hp Sparrow Hawk conversion) hit some trees, clipped a house and plummeted into a shed, shortly after a touch and go from Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR/KDXR), Danbury, Connecticut.
Both occupants sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
https://connecticut.news12.com/police-small-plane-crashes-into-shed-in-backyard-of-danbury-home
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/2-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-plane-crash-in-danbury/3011069/
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=757YM
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa363c&lat=41.367&lon=-73.476&zoom=13.6&showTrace=2023-04-10&leg=4
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N757YM
http://darcyaviation.com/aircraft-rentals
https://www.facebook.com/darcyaviation/videos/cleared-for-takeoff-in-n757ym-this-cessna-152-features-the-sparrowhawk-upgrade-o/114291723789972/
https://media.sandhills.com/n757ym-1978-cessna-152/img.axd?id=4341210731&wid=6072144879&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=614&h=460&t=&lp=&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=xToa0Nti5t3ajY2ZGwocB8l6pJad2tWVcqYyhDBwjNI%3d (photo)
Location
Media:
Additional pictures of the small plane crash in #Danbury pic.twitter.com/xb88sQw9a8
— Rose Shannon (@rose_shannon6) April 10, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2023 01:19 | Geno | Added |
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