- Date
- August 19, 1973
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6692ECessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730819024909A
- Case key
- 189075
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2618 73/8/19 CHARLOTTE,NC CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 210 TIME - 2015 N6692E PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILGROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,ALA CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- TAXIED OFF RUNWAY SURFACE SAW DITCH BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID IT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6692E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilgrove
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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