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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172K · North Bend, OR · April 25, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1972
Place
North Bend, OR · NORTH BEND, OR
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N84196Cessna 172K
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166277

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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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3-1565  72/4/25    NORTH BEND,OREG     CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 199
        TIME - 2214                    N84196              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH BEND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH BEND,OREG             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO MONITOR ALTIMETER.OVER WATER APCH.CRASHED ON MOVING TRUCK ON U.S.HIGHWAY 101.

Aircraft

Registration
N84196
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
North Bend

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.