CHI69F0317

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Shawano, WI · October 13, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1968
Place
Shawano, WI · SHAWANO, WI
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2522YCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107962

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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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3-3719  68/10/13   SHAWANO,WIS         CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 550
        TIME - 1325                    N2522Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAWANO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW LOW,WIDE,SLOW PATTERN. STRUCK TREES TO RT OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2522Y
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Shawano

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.