- Date
- January 26, 1971
- Place
- Petersburg, VA · PETERSBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2780LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160059
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0289 71/1/26 PETERSBURG,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1330 N2780L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 46, 9075 TOTAL HOURS, 9 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,MD KINGSTON,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 28 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- ENCTRD STRONG WINDS ALOFT LNDD PETERSBURG.WIND GUSTING 48K.PLT UN SECURE ACFT IN PARKING AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2780L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petersburg Mun
N2780LRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2009 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N2780L · 1
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