- Date
- May 24, 1972
- Place
- W.Lafayette, IN · W.LAFAYETTE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N77130Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166942
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2093 72/5/24 W.LAFAYETTE,IND CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 159 TIME - 1745 N77130 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE UNIV ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KOKOMO,IND KOKOMO,IND W.LAFAYETTE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- TAXIING OFF RWY,HIT VASI LITE.LDG TRAFFIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77130
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Purdue Univ Arpt
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