- Date
- April 17, 1979
- Place
- Spruce Pine, NC · SPRUCE PINE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8222LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790417006859A
- Case key
- 135976
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0815 79/4/17 SPRUCE PINE,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 71, 777 TIME - 1330 N8222L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELIZABETHTOWN,NC SPRUCE PINE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- DRAGGED WINGTIP CORRECTING FOR DRIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8222L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morrison Field
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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.