- Date
- February 21, 1972
- Place
- Smithville, MO · SMITHVILLE, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9157LBellanca 7ACA
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1299 72/2/21 SMITHVILLE,MO BELLANCA 7ACA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 217 TIME - 1610 N9157L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATE LINE ARPT SMITHVILLE,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TAXIED CROSSWIND ONTO SLOPING TERRAIN,UPWIND WING HIGH.WIND GUSTY.NO WING WALKERS AVBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9157L
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ACA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dougs
N9157LRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Bellanca 7ACAAirframe modelBellanca 7ACAEngine modelFranklin 2A4 series
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