CHI76DEC03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Almont, MI · July 28, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1975
Place
Almont, MI · ALMONT, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6452GCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149942

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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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3-1976  75/7/28    ALMONT,MI           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 255
        TIME - 2020                    N6452G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALMONT,MI                   LOCAL
        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)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT DELAYED ACTION UNTIL RWY INSUFFICIENT FOR GO-AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N6452G
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Almont

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.