- Date
- September 26, 1978
- Place
- Wellsville, NY · WELLSVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5968ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780926029929A
- Case key
- 139799
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2973 78/9/26 WELLSVILLE,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 140 TIME - 1510 N5968A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLSVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEDGEDALE,NY WELLSVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5968A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wellsville Muni
N5968ARegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2023 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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