- Date
- November 1, 1972
- Place
- Culebra, PR
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8293XCessna 172C
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169229
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4051 72/11/1 CULEBRA,PR CESSNA 172C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N8293X PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CULEBRA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR CULEBRA,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- APRX 80LBS OVR GWT.CARB HEAT ON.RWY LIGHTS OUT OF SERVICE,AUTO EACH END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8293X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Culebra
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