MIA68F0141

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Lucedale, MS · August 26, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 26, 1967
Place
Lucedale, MS · LUCEDALE, MS
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3994SCessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114085

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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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3-2992  67/8/26    LUCEDALE,MISS       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 24,
        TIME - 1500                    N3994S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  515 TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMCO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN OVERRUN AREA WHICH IS UNEVEN WITH SMALL MOUNDS AND DEPRESSIONS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3994S
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Farmco

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.