- Date
- December 26, 1978
- Place
- Ridgeland, SC · RIDGELAND, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757DTCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781226039469A
- Case key
- 138153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4473 78/12/26 RIDGELAND,SC CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1205 N757DT PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRENTON,SC HILTON HEAD,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- PLT STD-LDG DUE LOW FUEL QUANTITY GUAGE READING,RT TANK FOUND FULL AND LT TANK WAS HALF FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757DT
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- 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.