- Date
- June 6, 1977
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6409ACessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770606014409A
- Case key
- 147151
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2002 77/6/6 HUNTSVILLE,AL CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 10000 TIME - 1615 N6409A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,AL BIRMINGHAM,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ATMTG TO TKOF PRIOR TO APPROACHING TSTM.PLT RPRTD WIND GUSTS 50K.TWR EVACUATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6409A
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madison County
FAA reports on this event · 1
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