- Date
- September 26, 1976
- Place
- Landrum, SC · LANDRUM, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5895RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760926030639A
- Case key
- 155746
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2945 76/9/26 LANDRUM,SC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 503 TIME - 1040 N5895R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANDRUM,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES 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: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING FLAPS.ALTERNATOR FAILED AND BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5895R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairview
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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.