- Date
- October 3, 1975
- Place
- Crystal Falls, MI · CRYSTAL FALLS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12647Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751003037109A
- Case key
- 151002
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3308 75/10/3 CRYSTAL FALLS,MI CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 62 TOTAL TIME - 2400 N12647 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IRON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAGLE RIVER,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT OBSVG GND COLOR AND WATER FOWL CONCENTRATION.PLOWED SOFT AREA BEYOND RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12647
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Iron 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.