- Date
- January 20, 1972
- Place
- Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3799RCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165192
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0316 72/1/20 GREELEY,COLO CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 626 TIME - 1800 N3799R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREELEY,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- L TIRE FAILED ON ROLLOUT,ACFT VEERED L OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3799R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Weld Co
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Other investigations on N3799R · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC89LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChadron, NEThe plt failed to devote full time & attention to flying the acft, with a resulting loss of control and collision with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the dark night conditions.NTSB MKC80DCJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedHarrison, NENTSB MKC75DCJ49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedScottsbluff, NE