- Date
- May 10, 1971
- Place
- Electric Cty, WA · ELECTRIC CTY, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5741ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1566 71/5/10 ELECTRIC CTY,WASH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1990 TIME - 2215 N5741A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELECTRIC CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELLENSBURG,WASH ELECTRIC CTY,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- UNLIT ARPT,USES REFLECTORS.ASSISTED BY VEHICLE LIGHTS ON RWY.THIRD ATMT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5741A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Electric City
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