DEN65D0084

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Tucson, AZ · May 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1965
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2533UCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177705

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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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3-0960   65/5/9  NR.TUCSON ARIZ        CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 100
        TIME - 1800                    N2533U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- A/C STRUCK DESERT BRUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N2533U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.