SEA69F0102

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Klamath Falls, OR · July 20, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1968
Place
Klamath Falls, OR · KLAMATH FALLS, OR
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5672TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108593

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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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3-3804  68/7/20    KLAMATH FALLS,ORE   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 197
        TIME - 1745                    N5672T              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE OF THE WOODS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N5672T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lake Of The Woods

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.