- Date
- May 6, 1970
- Place
- New Smrna Bch, FL · NEW SMRNA BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79292Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2137 70/5/6 NEW SMRNA BCH,FLA CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 146 TIME - 1330 N79292 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SMYRNA BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BEACH,FLA NEW SMRNA BCH,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 73 50 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 21 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- L WING HIT RWY PRIOR TCHDWN.WIND GUSTING 28K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79292
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Smyrna Beach