MKC67A0018

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Knox City, MO · August 28, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 28, 1966
Place
Knox City, MO · KNOX CITY, MO
Injuries
1 fatal, 4 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3915SCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122494

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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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2-0761  66/8/28  NR.KNOX CITY MO       CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 118
        TIME - 1545                    N3915S              PX-  1  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUSTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 2 CHILD PAX,AGES 6 AND 8.PLT LANDED AT ARPT FEW MINS BFOR THIS FLT.20 FT.HI.WIRES,300 FT FROM RNWY

Aircraft

Registration
N3915S
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Husted

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.