- Date
- August 8, 1971
- Place
- Bedford, VA · BEDFORD, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5969FCessna 210H
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162884
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2945 71/8/8 BEDFORD,VA CESSNA 210H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 895 TIME - 1900 N5969F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAUGHON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R WNG HIT CORN ON LDG ROLL,ACFT VEERED INTO CORN FLD,NS GR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5969F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laughon
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