CHI68D0260

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Kent, OH · July 31, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 31, 1967
Place
Kent, OH · KENT, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3239LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115090

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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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3-2652  67/7/31    KENT,OHIO.          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 123
        TIME - 1130                    N3239L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREW W PATTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N3239L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Andrew W Patton

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.