- Date
- October 3, 1977
- Place
- Princeton, IL · PRINCETON, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7102GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771003031949A
- Case key
- 145170
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2915 77/10/3 PRINCETON,IL CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 691 TIME - 1930 N7102G PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIPER AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BAGLEY,MN PRINCETON,IL PLATTEVILLE,WI 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 FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.3 R/W LIGHTS(PORTABLE) ON EACH SIDE.30' HI POWERLINES AT DEPARTURE END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7102G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Piper Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7102G · 1
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