DEN66F0059

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Salt Lake City, UT · August 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 3, 1965
Place
Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7079TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177011

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2015   65/8/3    SALT LAKE CITY UT   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N7079T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          206                                                       38
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 38 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N7079T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Salt Lake City

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