- Date
- October 8, 1967
- Place
- Isle Culebra, PR · ISLE CULEBRA, PR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8372UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1105 67/10/8 ISLE CULEBRA,PR CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1140 TIME - 0945 N8372U PX- 2 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CULEBRA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT LANDED 1/2 DOWN RNWY,BOUNCED.GO AROUND MADE WITH 3/4 FLAPS.ATTEMPTED TO RET TO FLD.HI TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8372U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Culebra
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