- Date
- October 10, 1973
- Place
- Williamsburg, KY · WILLIAMSBURG, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7042GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731010032639A
- Case key
- 188031
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3466 73/10/10 WILLIAMSBURG,KY CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 76 TOTAL TIME - 1045 N7042G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMBERLAND FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELIZABETHTOWN,KY WILLIAMSBURG,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HI APCH.ALLOWED A/S TO BUILD.HIT EMBANKMENT OF SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7042G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cumberland Falls
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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.