CHI69F0660

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172K · Sycamore, IL · May 25, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1969
Place
Sycamore, IL · SYCAMORE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N46599Cessna 172K
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177836

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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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3-1481  69/5/25    SYCAMORE,ILL        CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N46599              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 40, 5028 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYCAMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- STOL CONVERSION. LOW TURN TO FINAL APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N46599
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sycamore

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.