- Date
- February 11, 1978
- Place
- Carbondale, IL · CARBONDALE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N12242Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780211004809A
- Case key
- 143172
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0407 78/2/11 NR.CARBONDALE,IL CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 415 TIME - 1230 N12242 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE REMARKS- AIRPORT FUEL TRUCK BACKED INTO EMPENNAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12242
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Southern Illinois
N12242Registration cancelled Dec 4, 2019 · 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.