MIA68D0120

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172B · Villa Rica, GA · July 14, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1967
Place
Villa Rica, GA · VILLA RICA, GA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7710XCessna 172B
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115565

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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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3-2460  67/7/14    VILLA RICA,GA       CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 566
        TIME - 1750                    N7710X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING S RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N7710X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Flying S Ranch

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.