- Date
- October 8, 1972
- Place
- Columbus Jct, IA · COLUMBUS JCT, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6403ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168648
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1163 72/10/8 COLUMBUS JCT,IOWA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 55, 136 TIME - 1530 N6403E PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSCATINE,IOWA COLUMBUS JCT,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FARM FLD,T/D NOSE GR FIRST ON SIDE OF HILL THAT SLOPED UPWARD ABT 10 DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6403E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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