- Date
- May 8, 1968
- Place
- Gordo, AL · GORDO, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5811RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110853
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1212 68/5/8 GORDO,ALA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 55 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N5811R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- FUEL GAGES REGISTERED EMPTY,PLT LANDED ON 600 FT GRASS FIELD,WIND CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5811R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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