- Date
- July 26, 1978
- Place
- Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N15FPCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780726022019A
- Case key
- 140891
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1959 78/7/26 SPRINGFIELD,IL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1625 N15FP PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 1900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,IN SPRINGFIELD,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - SQUALL LINE WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 35 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 50KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15FP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capitol
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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.