FTW66D0525

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Oklahoma City, OK · March 5, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1966
Place
Oklahoma City, OK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5747TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173869

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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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3-0321   66/3/5    OKLAHOMA CITY OKL   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 300
        TIME - 0430                    N5747T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      36
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       34
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.WIND GUSTING TO 34 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N5747T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Will Rogers

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.