MKC69A0054

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Tarkio, MO · April 7, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 7, 1969
Place
Tarkio, MO · TARKIO, MO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5716TCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184610

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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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3-1636   69/4/7    TARKIO,MO           CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 181
        TIME - 2005                    N5716T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N5716T
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Peterson

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.