- Date
- November 30, 1970
- Place
- Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8483LCessna 172I
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159260
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2983 70/11/30 BROOMFIELD,COLO CESSNA 172I CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 329 TIME - 1030 N8483L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOMFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLO.SPRINGS,COLO BROOMFIELD,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 7500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 290 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 40 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 45K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8483L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Broomfield
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