MIA76FKG68

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Columbus, GA · May 26, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1976
Place
Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4268QCessna 172
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760526016479A
Case key
154128

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1250  76/5/26    COLUMBUS,GA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1343                    N4268Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAGRANGE,GA                 COLUMBUS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD DUE DIZZINESS FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

Aircraft

Registration
N4268Q
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.