- Date
- July 14, 1969
- Place
- Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N79179Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2166 69/7/14 JACKSON,MISS CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1552 N79179 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 1158 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWKINS FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 95 340 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 44 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND CAUSED ACFT TO NOSE OVER AN HIT PARKED CESSNA N3359J,SUB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79179
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hawkins Field
N79179Registration cancelled May 4, 2015 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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