FTW67D0648

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Luling, LA · June 15, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 15, 1967
Place
Luling, LA · LULING, LA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1623FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116103

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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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3-2013  67/6/15    LULING,LA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1490
        TIME - 1230                    N1623F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N1623F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.