CHI69D0052

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Wellsville, OH · July 3, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1968
Place
Wellsville, OH · WELLSVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2315YCessna 177
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109779

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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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3-1890   68/7/3    WELLSVILLE,OHIO     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N2315Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 1305 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TAIL WIND 10 KNOTS GUSTING 18 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2315Y
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Johnston

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.