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NYC83LA079

1983-03-20 · NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HVN

Current FAA registration · N121RJ

Make / Model
CESSNA T210L
Year of manufacture
1972 · 11 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19730120
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A058E9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO AN FAA INTERVIEW, WHILE ON APPROACH THE PLT DID NOT IDENTIFY THE RUNWAY LIGHTS PROPERLY AND LANDED TO THE LEFT OF THE EDGE LIGHTS TO RUNWAY 34. THE ACFT LANDED OFF THE RUNWAY IN SOFT TURF AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA079.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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