MKC68D0416

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Chadron, NE · January 3, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1968
Place
Chadron, NE · CHADRON, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2651UCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112141

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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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3-0006   68/1/3    CHADRON,NEBR        CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N2651U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 1546 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            218 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2651U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
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.

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