SEA66F0154

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Hermiston, OR · October 26, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1965
Place
Hermiston, OR · HERMISTON, OR
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3706SCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174874

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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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2-0816  65/10/26   HERMISTON OREG      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1035                    N3706S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMISTON MUNCIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N3706S
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hermiston Muncip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.