CHI68F0157

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172C · Greenwood, IN · August 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1967
Place
Greenwood, IN · GREENWOOD, IN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1642YCessna 172C
Status
Completed · report November 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115250

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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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3-2829  67/8/13    GREENWOOD,IND       CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N1642Y              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 31, 284 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TAXIING ON SOD BETWEEN PAVED X-TAXIWAYS,NOSE GEAR STRUCK 4 INCH EXPOSED SIDE OF TAXIWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1642Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skyway

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.