- Date
- November 22, 1972
- Place
- Fontanelle, IA · FONTANELLE, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7814Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168897
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3262 72/11/22 FONTANELLE,IOWA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 176 TIME - 1130 N7814 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL OMAHA,NEB TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- LNDD IN CORNFIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7814
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage