- Date
- February 4, 1976
- Place
- Lasalle, IL · LASALLE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20287Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760204002739A
- Case key
- 152893
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0263 76/2/4 LASALLE,IL CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 107 TIME - 1250 N20287 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHICAGO,IL LASALLE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- DRG POST ACDT EXAM OF RWY FOUND MAIN LNDG GR MADE RUTS 3-4 IN DEEP.NOSEWHEEL ABT 6-8 IN DEEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20287
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tri-City
N20287Registration cancelled Feb 20, 1981 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.