- Date
- February 7, 1975
- Place
- St Joseph, IL · ST JOSEPH, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7964UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750207002879A
- Case key
- 147791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0467 75/2/7 ST JOSEPH,IL CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N7964U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLESSNER RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST JOSEPH,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 25 190 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY,L X-WIND ACFT VEERED R STRUCK A SHALLOW DITCH.GUSTS TO 28K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7964U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flessner Rla
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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