- Date
- May 27, 1973
- Place
- Sterling, ND · STERLING, ND
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30541Cessna 177A
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730527014079A
- Case key
- 190521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1209 73/5/27 STERLING,N DAK CESSNA 177A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 380 TIME - 1029 N30541 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 283 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STERLING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAZELTON,N DAK STERLING,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 6500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.ATMTD HOLD NOSE HI ATTITUDE,ACFT T/D.WHEELS,FAIRINGS FILLED WITH MUD,NOSED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30541
- Reported as
- Cessna 177A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sterling
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.