- Date
- July 9, 1972
- Place
- Geneva, NE · GENEVA, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4061YCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2124 72/7/9 GENEVA,NEBR CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1064 TIME - 1000 N4061Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GENEVA,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- HIT SOFT SPOT IN RWY OF PLTS PVT STRIP. HAD TAKEN OFF FROM THIS STRIP ABT 5 MIN BFR THIS LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4061Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waring
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