MKC67D0352

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Bixby, MO · November 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1966
Place
Bixby, MO · BIXBY, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5607RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119809

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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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3-3984  66/11/21 NR.BIXBY MO           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1355
        TIME - 1830                    N5607R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT RESORT TO PILOTAGE WHEN VOR RCVR FAILED.DIAGNOSED TRBLE AS WK.SIGNL,CLIMBED THRU OVCST

Aircraft

Registration
N5607R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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