- Date
- June 19, 1970
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3781SCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2582 70/6/19 PENSACOLA,FLA CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2680 TIME - 1249 N3781S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSACOLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPARTANBURG,SC PENSACOLA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- WINDS VARIABLE 90 DEG TO 180 DEG 10 K.AIRCRAFT HIT AIRPORT TAXI SIGNS ON TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3781S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pensacola
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