CHI69F0199

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · E.St.Louis, IL · August 14, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1968
Place
E.St.Louis, IL · E.ST.LOUIS, IL
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3389TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108826

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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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3-2717  68/8/14    E.ST.LOUIS,ILL      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2300
        TIME - 1500                    N3389T              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKS BI-STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3389T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Parks Bi-State

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.