- Date
- April 4, 1975
- Place
- Easton, MD · EASTON, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N20353Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750404008329A
- Case key
- 148229
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0779 75/4/4 EASTON,MD CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 328 TIME - 1200 N20353 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMSBURG,VA MANVILLE,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND DUST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 57 290 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35K.DRG TAXI TO PARK AREA WIND FLIPPED ACFT OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20353
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Easton
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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