MKC68A0055

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Beaumdnt, KS · March 3, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 3, 1968
Place
Beaumdnt, KS · BEAUMDNT, KS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2327YCessna 177
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111548

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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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3-2890   68/3/3    BEAUMDNT,KANS       CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 100
        TIME - 1730                    N2327Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2327Y
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Beaumont

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.