- Date
- July 18, 1973
- Place
- Bedford, IA · BEDFORD, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5741RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730718022059A
- Case key
- 189674
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1695 73/7/18 BEDFORD,IOWA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 49 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N5741R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG,ACFT FLOATED 2/3 OF THE DISTANCE DWN THE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5741R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bedford Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.