- Date
- May 11, 1972
- Place
- Marion, IA · MARION, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2979JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166062
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1876 72/5/11 MARION,IOWA CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 339 TIME - 2200 N2979J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- DURG ATMT TO LND ON SHORT UNLGTD RWY PLT LNDD IN PLOWED AREA ALONGSIDE RWY.LGTD RWY AVBL THIS ARPT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2979J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marion Muni
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