MKC67A0047

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Warrensburg, MO · February 13, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 13, 1967
Place
Warrensburg, MO · WARRENSBURG, MO
Injuries
2 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4403LCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119193

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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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2-0537  67/2/13  NR.WARRENSBURG,MO     CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N4403L              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT TURNED DOWNWIND TO MAKE EMERGENCY LDG.OVERSHOT INTENDED LDG AREA.WIND 30-40 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4403L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sky Haven

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.