- Date
- January 8, 1972
- Place
- Lockport, IL · LOCKPORT, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7885GCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165260
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0220 72/1/8 LOCKPORT,ILL CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0745 N7885G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 620 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS-LOCKPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOCKPORT,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- IP IN R SEAT HAD L ARM AROUND BACK OF L SEAT ON SIMULATED EMERG.COULDNT APPLY NECESSARY CORRECTION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7885G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lewis-Lockport
N7885GRegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2022 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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