CHI72FEI46

NTSB accident investigation · Republic RC-3 · Cleveland, OH · June 1, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 1, 1972
Place
Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N370Republic RC-3
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166724

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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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3-0460   72/6/1    CLEVELAND,OHIO      REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  1  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1440                    N370                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      44, 15350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            505 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURKE LAKEFRONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLOUGHBY,OHIO             CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT SUBMERGED OBJECT AFTER CAUTION FROM CTL TWR OF POSSIBLE DEBRIS.STUDENT PLT DIED 6/4/72.

Aircraft

Registration
N370
Reported as
Republic RC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burke Lakefront

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.