- Date
- May 21, 1973
- Place
- Defuniak Spng, FL · DEFUNIAK SPNG, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7609XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730521011869A
- Case key
- 190283
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1499 73/5/21 DEFUNIAK SPNG,FLA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N7609X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEFUNIAK SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HATTISBURG,MISS BRANDON,FLA DEFUNIAK SPNG,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 3000 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 CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 80 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 7 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- INTO WIND RWY AVBL.ACFT VEERED TO R SLIGHTLY THEN ABRUPTLY L.NOSE GR DUG IN SOFT SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7609X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Defuniak Springs
N7609XRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2023 · Cessna 172BAirframe modelCessna 172BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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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.
Other investigations on N7609X · 2
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NTSB WPR22LA246Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSilver Springs, NVA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB ATL88IA113Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportElizabethton, TNDue to a low charge in the battery, the plt elected to start the eng by hand propping, so he could program the loran for a later flt. He began hand propping with the tail & left wing tied down. After the eng started, the tiedown for the tail pulled loose &…