CHI79DEC16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Linden, MI · February 17, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 17, 1979
Place
Linden, MI · LINDEN, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3894RCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790217003119A
Case key
137828

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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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3-0244  79/2/17    LINDEN,MI           CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 350
        TIME - 1900                    N3894R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  LINDEN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N3894R
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Price

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Other investigations on N3894R · 1

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