- Date
- September 13, 1972
- Place
- Columbus, MS · COLUMBUS, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3934RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3559 72/9/13 COLUMBUS,MISS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N3934R PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED REMARKS- CRASHED DRG LDG ATMT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3934R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbus
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