- Date
- February 17, 1973
- Place
- Moriarty, NM · MORIARTY, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4226LCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730217003269A
- Case key
- 169875
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0427 73/2/17 MORIARTY,N MEX CESSNA 172G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 631 TIME - 1600 N4226L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORIARTY MUNICIPL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORIARTY,N MEX ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING REMARKS- BECAME AIRBORNE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE TAXIING FAST TO AVOID GETTING STUCK ON RWY.LNDG GEAR MUD PACKED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4226L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moriarty Municipl
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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.