CHI75FEI44

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Wadsworth, OH · April 20, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 20, 1975
Place
Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4293QCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750420010459A
Case key
148476

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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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3-1034  75/4/20    WADSWORTH,OH        CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N4293Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELTZIEN SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WADSWORTH,OH                RETURN                       NEW PHILADELPHIA,OH
        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 - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT CROSSED END OF RWY,CROSSED A ROAD HIT A TWO FT DEEP DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N4293Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weltzien Skypark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4293Q · 1

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