- Date
- August 13, 1970
- Place
- Bowlng Green, OH · BOWLNG GREEN, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9938BCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110368
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3168 70/8/13 BOWLNG GREEN,OHIO CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 1060 TIME - 1600 N9938B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1003 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLING GREEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EAST ALTON,ILL TOLEDO,OHIO BOWLNG GREEN,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- HIT DITCH 50 FT BEYOND END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9938B
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowling Green
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