UNK64X2960

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172B · Middletown, WI · July 21, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1964
Place
Middletown, WI · MIDDLETOWN, WI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6905XCessna 172B
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182761

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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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3-2159  64/7/21    MIDDLETOWN WIS      CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 100
        TIME - 1650                    N6905X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N6905X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Morey

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.