- Date
- October 12, 1968
- Place
- So.Branch, MI · SO.BRANCH, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2972XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107944
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3701 68/10/12 SO.BRANCH,MICH CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 64 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N2972X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERS SKY CAMP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2972X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Timbers Sky Camp
N2972XRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2017 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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