- Date
- April 6, 1978
- Place
- Imperial, TX · IMPERIAL, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3908LCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780406005979A
- Case key
- 142705
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0497 78/4/6 IMPERIAL,TX CESSNA 172G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 83 TOTAL TIME - 1545 N3908L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IMPERIAL,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3908L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3908LRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Cessna 172GAirframe modelCessna 172GEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N3908L · 1
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