MKC68D0088

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Foreston, MN · June 19, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1967
Place
Foreston, MN · FORESTON, MN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2535LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116349

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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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3-2397  67/6/19    FORESTON, MINN      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 473
        TIME - 0045                    N2535L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON HIGHWAY, ACFT STRUCK SIGN POST. SUITABLE AIRPORT WITHIN RANGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2535L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.