NYC65F0034

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Mitchellville, MD · January 30, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 30, 1965
Place
Mitchellville, MD · MITCHELLVILLE, MD
Injuries
3 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5656TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180126

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0210  65/1/30    MITCHELLVILLE MD    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N5656T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PILOT REMOVED SNOW FROM EMPENAGE LEAVING SNOW ONWINGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5656T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Freeport

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.