- Date
- February 22, 1981
- Place
- Slaton, MN · SLATON, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5639RCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810222004849A
- Case key
- 126555
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1071 81/2/22 SLATON,MN CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 69, 1256 TIME - 1600 N5639R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WEBSTER,SD RETURN SLATON,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 - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN 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 RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 42 340 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5639R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Slaton Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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