UNK65X0562

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Springboro, OH · November 4, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 4, 1964
Place
Springboro, OH · SPRINGBORO, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8158BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181801

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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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2-0832   64/11/4   SPRINGBORO OHIO     CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1820                    N8158B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N8158B
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.