CHI66D0312

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Nft Wayne, IN · September 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1965
Place
Nft Wayne, IN · NFT WAYNE, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5708RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175542

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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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3-2678  65/9/14    NFT WAYNE IND       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 4475
        TIME - 0710                    N5708R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N5708R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.