- Date
- August 26, 1970
- Place
- Dublin, VA · DUBLIN, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72544Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115466
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0485 70/8/26 DUBLIN,VA CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 799 TIME - 1600 N72544 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW RIVER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA DUBLIN,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 10 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 2 PREVIOUS LDG ATTEMPTS,WIND GUSTING 18 KT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72544
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New River Valley
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