- Date
- November 22, 1970
- Place
- N.Smyrna Bch, FL · N.SMYRNA BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N35562Cessna 172I
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159173
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4206 70/11/22 N.SMYRNA BCH,FLA CESSNA 172I CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 143 TIME - 1545 N35562 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRUCE CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BEACH,FLA RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- L WG TIP STRUCK TREE. CONT FLT TO HOME BASE AND LND OK. APCH WAS TO ABANDONED ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35562
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spruce Creek
N35562Registration cancelled Nov 27, 2007 · Cessna 172IAirframe modelCessna 172IEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N35562 · 1
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