- Date
- July 25, 1965
- Place
- Kutztown, PA · KUTZTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3589SCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1878 65/7/25 KUTZTOWN PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N3589S PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS AGE 29, 1700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HEDGE ROW
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3589S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kutztown
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