- Date
- May 26, 1971
- Place
- Coco Solo, St. Pierre & Miquelon · COCO SOLO,C.Z., Panama
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7474GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161496
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1700 71/5/26 COCO SOLO,C.Z. CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 48 TOTAL TIME - 0800 N7474G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD FRANCE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COCO SOLO,C.Z. COCO SOLO,C.Z. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- PLT HEARD LOUD CRACKING NOISE ON TKOF DECIDED TO LAND.ACFT RAN INTO BAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7474G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Old France Field
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