FTW66F0585

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172C · Lowake, TX · March 27, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 27, 1966
Place
Lowake, TX · LOWAKE, TX
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1817YCessna 172C
Status
Completed · report April 22, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172510

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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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3-0538  66/3/27    LOWAKE TEX          CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 266
        TIME - 1130                    N1817Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N1817Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lowake

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.