CHI68A0103

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Mount Horeb, WI · June 8, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 8, 1968
Place
Mount Horeb, WI · MOUNT HOREB, WI
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3837SCessna 172
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110121

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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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3-1439   68/6/8    MOUNT HOREB,WIS     CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47,
        TIME - 1947                    N3837S              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GONSTAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- STALLED AT TOP OF A WINGOVER.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 190 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3837S
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gonstad

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.