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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ansonia, OH · June 21, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1964
Place
Ansonia, OH · ANSONIA, OH
Injuries
2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5776ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183464

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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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3-1763  64/6/21    ANSONIA OHIO        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N5776A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION

Aircraft

Registration
N5776A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.