MKC65D0052

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Bowling Green, MO · February 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1965
Place
Bowling Green, MO · BOWLING GREEN, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5455TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179443

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0435  65/2/20    BOWLING GREEN MO    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 143
        TIME - 1230                    N5455T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLING GREEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N5455T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowling Green

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.