- Date
- October 29, 1966
- Place
- Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5947ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120290
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3752 66/10/29 TOPEKA KANS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1715 N5947A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH 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 AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- PLT EXTENDED DOWNWIND LEG DUE TO TRAFFIC. FORGOT ABOUT WIRES 25 FT HIGH 400 FT SOUTH OF N/S RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5947A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Ranch
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