- Date
- February 28, 1974
- Place
- Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6883ECessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740228004459A
- Case key
- 186796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0508 74/2/28 LAFAYETTE,IND CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1710 N6883E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HALSMER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,IND INDIANAPOLIS,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 28K.DRG TURN AFTR LDG R WING AND TAIL LIFTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6883E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Halsmer Field
N6883ERegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Cessna 175AAirframe modelCessna 175AEngine modelContinental GO-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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