- Date
- August 12, 1974
- Place
- Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4270QCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740812025969A
- Case key
- 134509
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2325 74/8/12 WESTFIELD,MASS CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 76 TOTAL TIME - 1350 N4270Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHUA,NH WESTFIELD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- SERIES OF BOUNCES BFR GO-AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4270Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barnes Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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