FTW72AF078

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Many, LA · May 18, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 18, 1972
Place
Many, LA · MANY, LA
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3344TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166737

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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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3-0472  72/5/18    MANY,LA             CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38,
        TIME - 2000                    N3344T              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1200 TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANY,LA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        REMARKS- BOUNCD,ADDD PWR,FULL FLAPS RTRCTD.OWNR MAN STATES REDUCE 1/2 PSN G/A CLMB.STDNT CERT EXPRD 1964.

Aircraft

Registration
N3344T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hart

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.