UNK64X4178

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Lancaster, PA · September 27, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 27, 1964
Place
Lancaster, PA · LANCASTER, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5150ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181319

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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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3-3051  64/9/27    LANCASTER PA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N5150A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCASTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N5150A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lancaster

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.