UNK64X1372

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Pontiac, MI · April 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1964
Place
Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3601VCessna 120
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184325

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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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3-0971  64/4/19    PONTIAC MICH        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 31
        TIME - 1300                    N3601V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N3601V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Allen

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.