CHI79DEE62

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Putnam, IL · June 17, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1979
Place
Putnam, IL · PUTNAM, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N73592Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790617020129A
Case key
135872

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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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3-1735  79/6/17    PUTNAM,IL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 140
        TIME - 1600                    N73592              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH E.DANIELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WATERLOO,IN                 SPRING VALLEY,IL             PUTNAM,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W FENCE & HNGR CABLES AT END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N73592
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ralph E.Daniels

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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.