- Date
- March 24, 1973
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8151LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730324006709A
- Case key
- 163224
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0575 73/3/24 DALLAS,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 120 TIME - 1745 N8151L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE ROCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING 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 BROKEN 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT TAXIED DWNWND,WND GUSTING 50K.GUST PICKED UP TAIL,FLIPPED ACFT ON BACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8151L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- White Rock
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.