CHI70FGD13

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206C · Cleveland, OH · April 2, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1970
Place
Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N3941GCessna U206C
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134452

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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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3-1456   70/4/2    CLEVELAND,OHIO      CESSNA U206C        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 546
        TIME - 1553                    N3941G              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVELAND HOPKINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,ILL               CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          BLOWING SNOW                                             RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           28                                                      280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           28                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 43K TURNED ACFT OVER AS PLT WAS WAITING FOR TAXI CLNC AFTER LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N3941G
Reported as
Cessna U206C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cleveland Hopkins

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