NYC73DNA15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Block Island, RI · August 22, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1972
Place
Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7604GCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168462

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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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3-3174  72/8/22    BLOCK ISLAND,RI     CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 775
        TIME - 0945                    N7604G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   BLOCK ISLAND,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N7604G
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
S

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