DEN67D0183

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Aurora, CO · November 5, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1966
Place
Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3147XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119711

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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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3-3841   66/11/5   AURORA COLO         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N3147X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N3147X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Ranch

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.