- Date
- June 16, 1971
- Place
- Huron, OH · HURON, OH
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4777DCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161110
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0853 71/6/16 HURON,OHIO CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 153 TIME - 2030 N4777D PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUKEEGAN,ILL FREEDOM FIELD,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- PRCTNRY NIGHT LDG DUE INFLIGHT SMOKE AND HAZE,LNDD IN PLOWED FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4777D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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