CHI71DEV49

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Palestine, IL · June 14, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1971
Place
Palestine, IL · PALESTINE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6646ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162001

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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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3-2026  71/6/14    PALESTINE,ILL       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1005                    N6646A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALESTINE,ILL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N6646A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Robinson

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.