- Date
- December 30, 1965
- Place
- Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2413UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174475
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4009 65/12/30 CHARLESTON W VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 222 TIME - 1446 N2413U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PILOT ELECTED TO DITCH IN RIVER RATHER THAN ATTEMPT FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY OR IN CONGESTED AREA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2413U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kanawha County
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