MIA67D0359

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Sanford, FL · January 7, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 7, 1967
Place
Sanford, FL · SANFORD, FL
Injuries
3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2611UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119587

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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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3-0068   67/1/7    SANFORD,FLA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 287
        TIME - 1530                    N2611U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LNDG ON PASTURE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT USABLE LENGTH. ACFT NR MAX GROSS WEIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2611U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.