- Date
- August 14, 1965
- Place
- Danville, OH · DANVILLE, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7870UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176525
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2236 65/8/14 DANVILLE OHIO CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 77, 1450 TIME - 1600 N7870U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOHAVEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7870U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mohaven
N7870URegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2019 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N7870U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR16LA138Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBrookings, ORThe pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of situational awareness during the departure turn in dark night conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water.NTSB MIA74FKG21Accident · No injuriesClosedJasper, GA