MKC66D0290

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Reed Springs, MO · October 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 23, 1965
Place
Reed Springs, MO · REED SPRINGS, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7286TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178302

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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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3-3487  65/10/23   REED SPRINGS MO     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 218
        TIME - 1700                    N7286T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N7286T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Emerson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.