- Date
- October 28, 1972
- Place
- Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N78595Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168963
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3237 72/10/28 INYOKERN,CALIF CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 139 TIME - 1810 N78595 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN COUNTY NR8 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INYOKERN,CALIF VAN NUYS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT REPORTED WINDS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78595
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kern County Nr8
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