- Date
- April 23, 1971
- Place
- Merryville, LA · MERRYVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3677LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1953 71/4/23 MERRYVILLE,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N3677L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DERIDDER,LA MERRYVILLE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED OFF RWY INTO A SHALLOW GULLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3677L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merryville
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