- Date
- February 5, 1972
- Place
- Sioux City, IA · SIOUX CITY, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2720FCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0603 72/2/5 SIOUX CITY,IOWA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N2720F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIOUX CITY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOTHENBURG,NEBR SIOUX CITY,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- FIREWALL WRINKLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2720F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sioux City Muni
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Other investigations on N2720F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN88FA100Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRapid City, SDThe plt received a wx briefing prior to departure from miles city, MT. The briefing indicated wx conditions less than VFR with icing conditions. The plt departed and landed approximately 1 hour later to remove ice from his acft. The plt departed a second time…NTSB MKC73DCJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedPender, NE