- Date
- February 21, 1971
- Place
- Terrell, TX · TERRELL, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8189BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160134
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0595 71/2/21 TERRELL,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N8189B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 1728 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 726 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRELL MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TERRELL,TEX SULPHUR SPRINGS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2900 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 16 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 27K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8189B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Terrell Mun
N8189BRegistration cancelled May 2, 2020 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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