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| Date: | Monday 3 June 2024 |
| Time: | 10:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC opb US Aviation Academy |
| Registration: | N78445 |
| MSN: | 17257621 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Terryville, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Airport, NY (POU/KPOU) |
| Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT (HFD/KHFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On June 3, 2024, about 1055 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N78445, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Terryville, Connecticut. The student pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The student pilot reported that the airplane’s fuel tanks were full prior to her departure on a solo cross-country flight. About halfway during the flight, at 5,500 ft mean sea level, the engine rpm began to decrease until the engine lost all power, and the propeller was not windmilling. She then tried to restart the engine, but the propeller would not turn. The student pilot diverted and attempted to glide the airplane to a nearby airport, but it impacted wooded terrain about 1 mile from the airport.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed it came to rest inverted in a campground. Both wings and the fuselage were substantially damaged. The inspector added that about three-fourths total capacity fuel remained onboard, and that fuel was leaking from the wing fuel tanks that were compromised during the impact.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wfsb.com/2024/06/03/plane-crash-reported-terryville/
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/one-injured-in-plane-crash-in-plymouth/3304491/
NTSB
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N78445/history/20240603/1430Z/KPOU/N41
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2024 16:05 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Jun-2024 17:00 | vasilf | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code] |
| 03-Jun-2024 17:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2024 17:20 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2024 17:22 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage] |
| 03-Jun-2024 17:26 | vasilf | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2024 17:27 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Jun-2024 17:34 | vasilf | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 03-Jun-2024 17:50 | vasilf | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Jun-2024 20:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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