- Date
- February 3, 1966
- Place
- Litchfield, MN · LITCHFIELD, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7436XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172714
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1075 66/2/3 LITCHFIELD MINN CESSNA 172B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 144 TIME - 1820 N7436X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- STRUCK SNOWBANK SHORT OF RUNWAY TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL FIRST.SOME RUNWAY LIGHTS OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7436X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Litchfield
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