- Date
- March 3, 1974
- Place
- Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3456SCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740303004219A
- Case key
- 187072
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0254 74/3/3 ROSWELL,N MEX CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 600 TIME - 1430 N3456S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL INDSTRIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSWELL,N MEX ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 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 CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 80 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 27 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED OPERATIONS IN KNOWN WINDS GUSTING TO 34K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3456S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roswell Indstrial
FAA reports on this event · 1
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