# NTSB UNK65X0607: Cessna 172, N7986X, Columbus, KY, November 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1964
- Place: Columbus, KY · COLUMBUS, KY
- Location: 36.7598° N, 89.1019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7598&lon=-89.1019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0607
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0607

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3429   64/11/8   COLUMBUS KY         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 120
        TIME - 1330                    N7986X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7986X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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