- Date
- June 6, 1975
- Place
- Bedford, PA · BEDFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79196Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750606015349A
- Case key
- 148965
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1243 75/6/6 BEDFORD,PA CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 366 TIME - 1745 N79196 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LATROBE,PA MORRISTOWN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE TO WX ADVISORY AND APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM.DROP OFF AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79196
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bedford
N79196Registration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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