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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Cedar City, UT · February 20, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1972
Place
Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
Injuries
1 minor, 4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3927FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201431

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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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3-1213  72/2/20    CEDAR CITY,UT       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 110
        TIME - 1615                    N3927F              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTONWOOD,ARIZ             CEDAR CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      62
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- 3 PX WERE SMALL CHILDREN. PLT SAID ENCOUNTERED GUST ON LDG. WIND GUSTING 22K.

Aircraft

Registration
N3927F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cedar City

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