- Date
- July 16, 1966
- Place
- Dekalb, IL · DEKALB, IL
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6917ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0272 66/7/16 DEKALB ILL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1805 N6917A PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-MISIDENTIFICATION OF RUNWAY. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- REFLECTION OF SUN ON HANGAR ROOF HAMPERED PILOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6917A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dekalb Muni
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