ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 6933
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| Date: | Monday 15 August 1966 |
| Time: | 06:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | Tobacco Valley |
| Registration: | N6003R |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Middletown, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Block Island, Rhode Island |
| Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Recovery date 8-21-66. Pilot following hwy failed negotiate turn where hwy veers left to avoid mountain.
The pilot died instantly, the passenger died three days later from the injuries sustained in the crash.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
El Litoral 22 August 1966, p1
https://www.newenglandaviationhistory.com/mount-higby-ct-august-15-1966/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2015 20:29 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 25-May-2018 09:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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