CHI67D0451

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Chagrin Fall, OH · December 31, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1966
Place
Chagrin Fall, OH · CHAGRIN FALL, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3880RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119840

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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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3-4012  66/12/31   CHAGRIN FALL OHIO   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 165
        TIME - 1155                    N3880R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAGRIN FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON UNPLOWED SNOW COVERED AREA OF ARPT AFTER TAXIING ACFT WAS OBSERVED ON PLOWED AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N3880R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
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.