- Date
- October 8, 1970
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM · CARLSBAD, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2716UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159026
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4080 70/10/8 CARLSBAD,N MEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3000 TIME - 0100 N2716U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAVERN CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX MINERAL WELLS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 8000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING DUST HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 55 340 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DID NOT CONTACT CARLSBAD FOR ADVISORY.ACFT BLOWN OVER.WIND GUSTING 24K,BLOWING DUST ALL QUADRANTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2716U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cavern City
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