- Date
- November 2, 1967
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8839BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113308
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3811 67/11/2 LUBBOCK,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 350 TIME - 1415 N8839B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING DUST TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 56 350 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 32 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND 350 DEG 32K GUSTING TO 45K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8839B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lubbock Muni
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