- Date
- March 8, 1978
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1440UCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780308002799A
- Case key
- 143760
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0263 78/3/8 NR.EL PASO,TX CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N1440U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 391 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 84 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 56 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- INST ALLOWED STU PLT TO DESCEND TO LOW ON PRACTICE FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1440U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1440URegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2013 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.