MIA67D0557

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Savannah, GA · March 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1967
Place
Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7446TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117952

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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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3-0913  67/3/22    SAVANNAH, GA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 250
        TIME - 1600                    N7446T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON BEACH. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION. TIDE SUBMERGED ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7446T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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