MIA66F0314

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ludowici, GA · October 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1965
Place
Ludowici, GA · LUDOWICI, GA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7367TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175257

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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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3-3137  65/10/21   LUDOWICI GA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 339
        TIME - 0930                    N7367T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 328 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7367T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Howard

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