CHI66F0019

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Georgetown, KY · May 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1965
Place
Georgetown, KY · GEORGETOWN, KY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3921SCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177916

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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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3-1340  65/5/29    GEORGETOWN KY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N3921S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N3921S
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Marshall Field

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.