MKC68D0480

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · St Marys, KS · March 5, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1968
Place
St Marys, KS · ST MARYS, KS
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2467YCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111415

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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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3-0586   68/3/5    ST MARYS,KANS       CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N2467Y              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 24, 833 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            176 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN WATER 1 FT DEEP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2467Y
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.