- Date
- August 25, 1973
- Place
- Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3485TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730825028939A
- Case key
- 189095
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2652 73/8/25 PITTSFIELD,ILL CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 47 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N3485T PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITCHFIELD,ILL PITTSFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- FOUR FOOT HIGH FENCE 20 FEET FROM EDGE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3485T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schuster
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3485T · 1
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