UNK65X1135

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Belle Glade, FL · December 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 26, 1964
Place
Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3723SCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180305

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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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3-3725  64/12/26   BELLE GLADE FLA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 126
        TIME - 1030                    N3723S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N3723S
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.