- Date
- October 1, 1969
- Place
- Columbus, ND · COLUMBUS, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5672ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152031
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4133 69/10/1 COLUMBUS,N DAK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1840 N5672A PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,N DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PREVIOUSLY DMGD,NOT RPTD.MAIN SPAR BKN IN ATTACH AREA,ELEV LOCKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5672A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbus
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