CHI69A0020

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Aurora, KY · August 16, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1968
Place
Aurora, KY · AURORA, KY
Injuries
2 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1453FCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109190

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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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3-2362  68/8/16    AURORA,KY           CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1435                    N1453F              PX-  0  1  2  OTHER                     AGE 48, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENLAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- AIRPORT NOTAMED HAZARDOUS APCH. APPROX 116.5 LBS OVERWEIGHT. NON REVENUE FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N1453F
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kenlake

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.