- Date
- October 3, 1970
- Place
- Valley Park, MS · VALLEY PARK, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8594UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3982 70/10/3 VALLEY PARK,MISS CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N8594U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALLEY PARK,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- LND ON NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ROAD. LOOSE ROAD BED CAUSED POOR BRAKING ACTION. PWR LINES OVER ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8594U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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