UNK64X3711

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Delavan, WI · August 31, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1964
Place
Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7481TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185958

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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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3-2713  64/8/31    DELAVAN WIS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2030                    N7481T              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 32, 1900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LAWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7481T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Lawn

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.