- Date
- May 24, 1966
- Place
- Metaline Fls, WA · METALINE FLS, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7230ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172488
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0522 66/5/24 METALINE FLS WASH CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 300 TIME - 1852 N7230A PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SULLIVAN LAKE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FINAL APPROACH TO AIRSTRIP IS MADE OVER A LAKE.AIRCRAFT SANK ABOUT 150 YDS SHORT OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7230A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sullivan Lake
N7230ARegistration cancelled May 6, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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