- Date
- July 28, 1970
- Place
- Clarksburg, WV · CLARKSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7920TCessna 175A
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201089
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3147 70/7/28 CLARKSBURG,W VA CESSNA 175A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2868 TIME - 1320 N7920T PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DUBLIN,VA LIVERPOOL,OHIO CLARKSBURG,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR. PLT OVERSHOT LDG. ACFT ROLLED DOWN STEEP EMBANKMENT. NO RECORD OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7920T
- Reported as
- Cessna 175A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Benedum
N7920TRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Cessna 175AAirframe modelCessna 175AEngine modelContinental GO-300 series
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