UNK65X1031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Middleburg, VA · December 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 16, 1964
Place
Middleburg, VA · MIDDLEBURG, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7790UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180364

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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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3-3788  64/12/16   MIDDLEBURG VA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 1200
        TIME - 1045                    N7790U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N7790U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hickory

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