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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Albuquerque, NM · September 14, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1979
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7173MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790914028489A
Case key
133594

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3002  79/9/14    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1200
        TIME - 1030                    N7173M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 573 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI BEHIND DEPARTING HEAVY TWIN AND WAS FLIPPED OVER.WIND GUSTS TO 34KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7173M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albuquerque Intl

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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.