- Date
- August 30, 1979
- Place
- Delphi, IN · DELPHI, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5230RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134639
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2233 79/8/30 DELPHI,IN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 39 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N5230R PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELPHI MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED DELPHI,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5230R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delphi Muni
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