- Date
- February 26, 1974
- Place
- Hillsboro, KS · HILLSBORO, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7470MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740226004089A
- Case key
- 186836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0441 74/2/26 HILLSBORO,KANS CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N7470M PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLSBORO,KANS LINCOLN,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TAXIING DNWND DRG TURN TO HEAD INTO WIND ACFT FLIPPED.WIND GUSTING 38K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7470M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hillsboro
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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