UNK64X3919

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Wilcox, AZ · September 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1964
Place
Wilcox, AZ · WILCOX, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2598UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182145

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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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3-2861  64/9/11    WILCOX ARIZ         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 111
        TIME - 1000                    N2598U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N2598U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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