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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Phillipsburg, KS · December 27, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1977
Place
Phillipsburg, KS · PHILLIPSBURG, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N75556Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771227038919A
Case key
144310

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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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3-3713  77/12/27   PHILLIPSBURG,KS     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N75556              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,CO                   PHILLIPSBURG,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- GUSTS TO 10.

Aircraft

Registration
N75556
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Phillipsburg

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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.