- Date
- October 9, 1977
- Place
- Tifton, GA · TIFTON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N76817Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771009032649A
- Case key
- 144830
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3340 77/10/9 TIFTON,GA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1315 N76817 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIFT MYERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FA TIFTON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76817
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tift Myers
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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