- Date
- August 20, 1972
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24WCessna 305A
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168452
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3165 72/8/20 WINTER HAVEN,FLA CESSNA 305A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4675 TIME - 1600 N24W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTER HAVEN,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- LEFT WG,ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24W
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gilbert Field
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.