NYC67F0419

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Lakeville, PA · January 8, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 8, 1967
Place
Lakeville, PA · LAKEVILLE, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3790SCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report May 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119594

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0074   67/1/8    LAKEVILLE PA        CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N3790S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY RIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS

Aircraft

Registration
N3790S
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cherry Ridge

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.

Other investigations on N3790S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.