MKC69D0272

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Hartington, NE · November 22, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1968
Place
Hartington, NE · HARTINGTON, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5945RCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107269

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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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3-4031  68/11/22   HARTINGTON,NEBR     CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N5945R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5945R
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hartington

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.