- Date
- May 20, 1973
- Place
- Mt.Vernon, IN · MT.VERNON, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19984Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730520012809A
- Case key
- 190367
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1403 73/5/20 MT.VERNON,IND CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 300 TIME - 0600 N19984 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MT VERNON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EVANSVILLE,IND MT.VERNON,IND 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 - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- APCH SPEED APRX 80MPH DID NOT USE FLAPS.TURF STRIP 2500FT LONG NO OBSTRUCTIONS ON APCH TO RWY 36.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19984
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mt Vernon
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N19984 · 1
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