UNK65X0774

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Lorenzo, TX · November 21, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1964
Place
Lorenzo, TX · LORENZO, TX
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8111XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181112

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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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3-3532  64/11/21   LORENZO TEX         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 289
        TIME - 1745                    N8111X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 272 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KITTRELL STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N8111X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kittrell Strip

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.