- Date
- April 19, 1973
- Place
- Alva, OK · ALVA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N84391Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730419008249A
- Case key
- 170663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0822 73/4/19 ALVA,OKLA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 10655 TIME - 1110 N84391 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 204 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALVA MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GUTHRIE,OKLA GUTHRIE,OKLA ALVA,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT RCVD WEA BDCST VIA RADIO 6 HRS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.WNDS INCREASED TO 35 KTS/GUSTING 50K AFTR DEP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84391
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alva Municipal
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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.