- Date
- October 2, 1969
- Place
- Georgetown, LA · GEORGETOWN, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2928XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151550
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4089 69/10/2 GEORGETOWN,LA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 280 TIME - 1050 N2928X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE,LA GEORGETOWN,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK TREES APRX 225FT SHORT OF RNWY THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2928X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Georgetown
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