- Date
- August 29, 1965
- Place
- Tchula, MS · TCHULA, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7987UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2577 65/8/29 TCHULA MISS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 16 TOTAL TIME - 0934 N7987U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7987U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Southland
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