- Date
- September 25, 1970
- Place
- Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3701UCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158562
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3841 70/9/25 GRIFFITH,IND CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 119 TIME - 1945 N3701U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFITH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,IND GRIFFITH,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- BOUNDARY LTS 50 FT FROM EDGE ON EACH SIDE OF RWY. LND NOSE GEAR FIRST TO L OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3701U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Griffith
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