CHI69F0355

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172C · Plain City, OH · November 24, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1968
Place
Plain City, OH · PLAIN CITY, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1584YCessna 172C
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107241

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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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3-3869  68/11/24   PLAIN CITY,OHIO     CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 444
        TIME - 1530                    N1584Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 397 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAIN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N1584Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Plain City

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.