CHI70FGA12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Batavia, OH · June 7, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 7, 1970
Place
Batavia, OH · BATAVIA, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N30239Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
124597

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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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3-2488   70/6/7    BATAVIA,OHIO        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N30239              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLERMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUNKEN,OHIO                 BATAVIA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- SWERVED,ATMTD GO-AROUND,CLOSED THROTTLE,HIT DITCH ALONGSIDE RWY.PRACTISING FULLFLAP LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N30239
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clermont

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.