- Date
- September 2, 1975
- Place
- New Cumberland, WV · NEW CUMBERLAND, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8237LCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750902030609A
- Case key
- 150794
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2743 75/9/2 NEW CUMBERLAND,WV CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 130 TIME - 2140 N8237L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERRON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW CUMBERLAND,WV LOCAL 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- STEEP EMBANKMENT AT RUNWAY END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8237L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Herron
N8237LRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8237L · 2
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