MKC69D0347

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Independence, MO · February 1, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 1, 1969
Place
Independence, MO · INDEPENDENCE, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8227XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201680

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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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3-0214   69/2/1    INDEPENDENCE,MO     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8227X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE MEM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PLT OBSERVED ACFT ON RNWY.DUE TO SUNGLARE COULD NOT ASCERTAIN DISTANCE.OTHER ACFT ON END OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8227X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Independence Mem

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.