ANC68D0058

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Ketchikan, AK · September 20, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 20, 1967
Place
Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3763LCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114328

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3365  67/9/20  NR.KETCHIKAN,ALAS     CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 8500
        TIME - 1000                    N3763L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED LOG.

Aircraft

Registration
N3763L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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