- Date
- October 30, 1980
- Place
- Thief River, MN · THIEF RIVER, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3222LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801030058969A
- Case key
- 128075
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3445 80/10/30 THIEF RIVER,MN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N3222L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RIVER FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THIEF RIVER,MN WARREN,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 54 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 19 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 27KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3222L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thief River Falls
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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.