- Date
- March 18, 1965
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6152ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178778
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0859 65/3/18 CHICAGO ILL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 800 TIME - 1300 N6152E PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 33 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6152E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meigs Field
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