- Date
- March 25, 1970
- Place
- Arkansas Cty, KS · ARKANSAS CTY, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8646UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129106
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1753 70/3/25 ARKANSAS CTY,KANS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 233 TIME - 1600 N8646U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STROTHER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOWATA,OKLA ARKANSAS CTY,KANS 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 - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 45 350 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 23 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WND OVRTRND ACFT TXG ACRS SOD AREA BTN RWY,RAMP.WIND GUSTING 35K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8646U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strother Field
N8646URegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N8646U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC14CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot's improper inflight planning, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot's selection of a low cruise flight altitude, which provided little time for the selection of suitable terrain for the forced landing…NTSB MKC76DCQ45Accident · No injuriesClosedBelmont, KS