CHI75FEV14

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Danville, IL · November 28, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 28, 1974
Place
Danville, IL · DANVILLE, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7603MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741128039519A
Case key
142951

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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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3-3866  74/11/28   DANVILLE,ILL        CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 488
        TIME - 0932                    N7603M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANVILLE,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK GND IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7603M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Vermilion County

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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.