- Date
- May 1, 1976
- Place
- Covington, LA · COVINGTON, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76630Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760501009029A
- Case key
- 152940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0776 76/5/1 COVINGTON,LA CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N76630 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 558 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COVINGTON-VINCENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA COVINGTON,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT UNAWARE WEST HALF OF STRIP HAD BEEN PLOWED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76630
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Covington-Vincent
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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.