CHI69D0124

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Allen, KY · July 25, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1968
Place
Allen, KY · ALLEN, KY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3999LCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109186

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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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3-2358  68/7/25    ALLEN,KY            CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 588
        TIME - 1815                    N3999L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER

Aircraft

Registration
N3999L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Allen

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.