- Date
- December 31, 1970
- Place
- Ewing, NE · EWING, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3948SCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159650
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4475 70/12/31 EWING,NEBR CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 460 TIME - 1300 N3948S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EWING,NEBR NELIGH,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- PLT CKD TKOF AREA BFR DEP.NOSE WHEEL BROKE THROUGH CRUSTED SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3948S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
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