MIA66D0044

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172B · Starkville, MS · June 21, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1965
Place
Starkville, MS · STARKVILLE, MS
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7552XCessna 172B
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177462

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1517  65/6/21    STARKVILLE MISS     CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N7552X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 1975 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1492 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N7552X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.