- Date
- February 20, 1972
- Place
- Dauphin Is, AL · DAUPHIN IS, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7455GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1241 72/2/20 DAUPHIN IS,ALA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N7455G PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 42, 3300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,ALA MOBILE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF TERRAIN - SANDY FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- DURG SOFT FLD LDG ON SANDY AREA STUDENT RELAXED BACK PRESSURE,NOSE GR DUG IN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7455G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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