MIA67D0281

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Hazel Green, AL · September 1, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1966
Place
Hazel Green, AL · HAZEL GREEN, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5748RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120396

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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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3-3830   66/9/1    HAZEL GREEN ALA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N5748R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESS KING
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N5748R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chess King

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.