- Date
- August 2, 1967
- Place
- Freemason Isle, LA · FREEMASON ISLE, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3679SCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115660
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2548 67/8/2 FREEMASON ISLE,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 140 TIME - 0630 N3679S PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEMASON ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3679S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freemason Island
N3679SRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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