- Date
- March 2, 1974
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3439RCessna 182L
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740302003319A
- Case key
- 187127
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0149 74/3/2 CHEYENNE,WYO CESSNA 182L CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N3439R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 4074 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 202 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ENGLEWOOD,COLO DENVER,COLO CHEYENNE,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR 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 TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 55 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 40 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 57KTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3439R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cheyenne Muni
N3439RRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2012 · Cessna 182LAirframe modelCessna 182LEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3439R · 1
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