- Date
- April 4, 1976
- Place
- Milford, DE · MILFORD, DE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61992Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760404007439A
- Case key
- 153210
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0523 76/4/4 MILFORD,DE CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 95 TOTAL TIME - 1735 N61992 PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRUMMOND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMSBURG,VA PHILADELPHIA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61992
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Drummond
N61992Registration cancelled Jul 15, 2008 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N61992 · 1
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