- Date
- March 15, 1970
- Place
- Guymon, OK · GUYMON, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8431LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138061
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1268 70/3/15 GUYMON,OKLA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 140 TIME - 1712 N8431L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUYMON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUYMON,OKLA AMARILLO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 8000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 22 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- GUSTING TO 40K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8431L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Guymon
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