- Date
- January 28, 1968
- Place
- Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3900LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111867
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0360 68/1/28 YUMA,ARIZ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 650 TIME - 1200 N3900L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH 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) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO LAND ON ROAD. STALLED ACFT ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OVER WIRES ON GO AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3900L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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