- Date
- February 6, 1977
- Place
- Benton, KS · BENTON, KS
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6797HCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770206002249A
- Case key
- 157421
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0209 77/2/6 BENTON,KS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N6797H PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON,KS 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6797H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Benton
FAA reports on this event · 1
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