- Date
- January 29, 1981
- Place
- Fordyce, AR · FORDYCE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1442FCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810129002159A
- Case key
- 127197
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0075 81/1/29 FORDYCE,AR CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 26 TOTAL TIME - 0850 N1442F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORDYCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUMAS,AR HOLLIS,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 50 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1442F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fordyce Muni
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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.
Other investigations on N1442F · 1
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