MKC69F0306

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Wamego, KS · January 2, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 2, 1969
Place
Wamego, KS · WAMEGO, KS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3788SCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191475

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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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3-0010   69/1/2    WAMEGO,KANS         CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 550
        TIME - 1620                    N3788S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHUMATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT OBSERVING LIVESTOCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N3788S
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shumate

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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