UNK65X1473

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Elizabeth, LA · March 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1965
Place
Elizabeth, LA · ELIZABETH, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8416UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179015

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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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3-0655  65/3/17    ELIZABETH LA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N8416U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N8416U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Elizabeth

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.