SEA72FVC28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172F · Vernonia, OR · January 31, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1972
Place
Vernonia, OR · VERNONIA, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8526UCessna 172F
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165104

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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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3-0425  72/1/31    VERNONIA,OREG       CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 1023
        TIME - 1245                    N8526U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNONIA,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 2200FT FROZEN GRASS RWY.LNDD 400FT LONG DUE RWY COND.FLAPS NOT RETRACTED DRG GROUND ROLL.

Aircraft

Registration
N8526U
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Vernonia

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.