NYC69D0440

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Corning, NY · April 26, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1969
Place
Corning, NY · CORNING, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7545MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report July 11, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184122

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1407  69/4/26    CORNING,NY          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N7545M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7545M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.