- Date
- April 21, 1973
- Place
- Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3718FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730421009459A
- Case key
- 170656
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0815 73/4/21 ABILENE,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 64 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N3718F PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTERFIELD TRAIL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMARILLO,TEX ABILENE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DWN 1000FT PAST APRCH END OF 2500 FT RNWY,BOUNCED,HIT GND L WING LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3718F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butterfield Trail
N3718FRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3718F · 1
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