- Date
- June 5, 1965
- Place
- Rutherford, TN · RUTHERFORD, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6073ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178039
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0286 65/6/5 RUTHERFORD TENN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N6073A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LANDING IN SOFT DIRT FIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6073A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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