CHI68D0531

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Painesville, OH · November 25, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1967
Place
Painesville, OH · PAINESVILLE, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3906LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112388

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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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3-4513  67/11/25   PAINESVILLE,OHIO    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 262
        TIME - 1730                    N3906L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASEMENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PILOT MISTOOK PLOWED PORTION OF FIELD FOR ACTIVE RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3906L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Casement

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