MKC73FCA10

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Fulton, MO · December 7, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1972
Place
Fulton, MO · FULTON, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3597SCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169307

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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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3-3894   72/12/7   FULTON,MO           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N3597S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 2310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            402 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO REMOVE ALL ICE FM ACFT.VIBRATION CAUSED DMG TO ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3597S
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fulton

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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