CHI69D0531

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ridgeland, WI · November 29, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 29, 1968
Place
Ridgeland, WI · RIDGELAND, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3910SCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192049

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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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3-4873  68/11/29   RIDGELAND,WIS       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 103
        TIME - 1430                    N3910S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PASTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3910S
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.