LAX67D0168

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Winslow, AZ · October 13, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1966
Place
Winslow, AZ · WINSLOW, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5917RCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120933

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3459  66/10/13   WINSLOW ARIZ        CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N5917R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINSLOW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING DUST                                              73
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       41
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- SUDDEN GUST TO 41 KTS. HIGH WINDS NOT FORCAST IN PILOTS WEATHER BRIEFING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5917R
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Winslow

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