- Date
- April 15, 1981
- Place
- Morris, IL · MORRIS, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3972FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810415016549A
- Case key
- 126726
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1062 81/4/15 MORRIS,IL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 115 TIME - 0930 N3972F PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DWIGHT,IL MORRIS,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- LANDED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3972F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morris Muni
N3972FRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2012 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 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.