- Date
- September 7, 1976
- Place
- Ottawa, IL · OTTAWA, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3617SCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760907029219A
- Case key
- 155792
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2897 76/9/7 OTTAWA,IL CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2130 N3617S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 1368 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OTTAWA,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3617S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ottawa
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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 N3617S · 1
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