- Date
- June 10, 1968
- Place
- Gilbertsville, PA · GILBERTSVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8449LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110178
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1530 68/6/10 GILBERTSVILLE,PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 212 TIME - 1130 N8449L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- QUARTERING TAILWIND 5K. WIND SOCK HARD TO FIND. GRASS ON RNWY 12 IN HIGH. STRUCK 10 FT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8449L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New Hanover
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