- Date
- August 24, 1973
- Place
- Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3911QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730824035219A
- Case key
- 188791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3563 73/8/24 ARCADIA,FLA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 190 TIME - 0730 N3911Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCADIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCADIA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LDG LGT WENT OUT DRG LDG FLARE.HIT DIRT BANK AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3911Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arcadia
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.