MIA71DLG18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Spartanburg, SC · December 4, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1970
Place
Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6909ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159570

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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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3-4621   70/12/4 NR.SPARTANBURG,SC     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 24,
        TIME - 1700                    N6909A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1000 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK HILL,SC               SPARTANBURG,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED UN GO AROUND,DMGD ACFT DURG GRND LOOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N6909A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Strip

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