CHI72FLQ26

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Bowlng Green, OH · January 11, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 11, 1972
Place
Bowlng Green, OH · BOWLNG GREEN, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4392QCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165275

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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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3-0234  72/1/11    BOWLNG GREEN,OHIO   CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N4392Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 4100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLNG GREEN,OHIO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS STATE PLEASURE FLT,I/P AS PX.STUDENT NOT ENDRSD SOLO C172.I/P IN CTL AFT ACDNT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4392Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.