- Date
- February 16, 1971
- Place
- Kenner, LA · KENNER, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5679TCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160813
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2148 71/2/16 KENNER,LA CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 232 TIME - 1716 N5679T PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOISANT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENNER,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- INSTRUCTED TO TAXI RWY 19,FOLLOW DC-8.TAXIED BEHIND B-727 WAITING FOR GATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5679T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moisant Field
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