- Date
- May 5, 1973
- Place
- Sunnyside Bch, FL · SUNNYSIDE BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2500XCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730505011969A
- Case key
- 190540
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1231 73/5/5 SUNNYSIDE BCH,FLA CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 108 TIME - 0830 N2500X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,ALA PANAMA CITY,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- LNDD ON SANDY BEACH,DRG ROLL-OUT ACFT NOSE LWRD AND NOSED INTO SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2500X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.