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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · St.Johnsbury, VT · July 15, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1973
Place
St.Johnsbury, VT · ST.JOHNSBURY, VT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3176TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730715021039A
Case key
189640

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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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3-1793  73/7/15    ST.JOHNSBURY,VT     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 115
        TIME - 1805                    N3176T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST JOHNSBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNDONVILLE,VT              ST.JOHNSBURY,VT
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DRG APCH RWY 20 ACFT FLOATED A LONG WAY DWN THE RWY COULD NOT CLR TREES DRG GO-AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N3176T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St Johnsbury

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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