- Date
- December 2, 1973
- Place
- Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20512Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731202037139A
- Case key
- 187518
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3783 73/12/2 WILMINGTON,NC CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N20512 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 20, 1300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- PAX BECOMING AIRSICK.TIME SPENT FIND LDG AREA,CHECK AREA,T/D CK GND,GOARND,LND.ARPT AVBL 6 MI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20512
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.