MKC73DCD01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Cresco, IA · July 8, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1972
Place
Cresco, IA · CRESCO, IA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1433FCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166948

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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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3-2100   72/7/8    CRESCO,IOWA         CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 159
        TIME - 1810                    N1433F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESCO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON CITY,IOWA             CRESCO,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N1433F
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cresco Muni

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.