- Date
- August 4, 1968
- Place
- Westland, MI · WESTLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2275YCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108795
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2689 68/8/4 WESTLAND,MICH CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1845 N2275Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2275Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- National
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