- Date
- July 3, 1973
- Place
- Kenton, OH · KENTON, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2565YCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730703018219A
- Case key
- 189706
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1768 73/7/3 KENTON,OHIO CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1550 N2565Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 416 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDIN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,KY. FLINT,MICH. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 69 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 41K.FDY FSS ISSUED 2 SPCL WX ADV INDICATING SVR TSTMS WITH WINDS 12 TO 41K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2565Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hardin County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.