SEA68D0147

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Snohomish, WA · August 27, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1967
Place
Snohomish, WA · SNOHOMISH, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5674ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113984

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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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3-4309  67/8/27    SNOHOMISH,WASH      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N5674A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNOHOMISH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED CONTROL WHEEL BACK WHILE REACHING FOR FLAP HANDLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5674A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Snohomish

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.