UNK65X0762

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Cedar Lake, MI · November 20, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1964
Place
Cedar Lake, MI · CEDAR LAKE, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5769ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181106

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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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3-3526  64/11/20   CEDAR LAKE MICH     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N5769A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N5769A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cedar Lake

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.