DIA68D0050

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Chapel Hill, NC · July 20, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1967
Place
Chapel Hill, NC · CHAPEL HILL, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5899RCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115587

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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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3-2480  67/7/20    CHAPEL HILL, NC     CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 900
        TIME - 1400                    N5899R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORACE WILLIAMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N5899R
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Horace Williams

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