- Date
- March 17, 1968
- Place
- Dodge City, KS · DODGE CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8364BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0679 68/3/17 DODGE CITY,KANS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 70, 205 TIME - 1706 N8364B PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 5000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 32 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WINDS 180 DEG 32K GUSTING TO 45K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8364B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dodge City
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