- Date
- February 20, 1978
- Place
- Greenville, SC · GREENVILLE, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6882ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780220001369A
- Case key
- 143620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0061 78/2/20 GREENVILLE,SC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2636 TIME - 1820 N6882A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE DWNTN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6882A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greenville Dwntn
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6882A · 1
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