CHI67A0038

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · South Russel, OH · September 11, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 11, 1966
Place
South Russel, OH · SOUTH RUSSEL, OH
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4616LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121014

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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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2-1164  66/9/11    SOUTH RUSSEL,OHIO   CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N4616L              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAGRIN FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK 35 FT HI WIRES.LOCATED 600 FT BEYOND END OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N4616L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Chagrin Falls

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.