- Date
- March 30, 1975
- Place
- Scottsbluff, NE · SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3799RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750330006989A
- Case key
- 148270
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0727 75/3/30 SCOTTSBLUFF,NE CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 32 TOTAL TIME - 1132 N3799R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBLUFF CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSBLUFF,NE NORTH PLATTE,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 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 RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 260 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3799R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scottsbluff Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3799R · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC89LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChadron, NEThe plt failed to devote full time & attention to flying the acft, with a resulting loss of control and collision with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the dark night conditions.NTSB MKC80DCJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedHarrison, NENTSB DEN72FTE54Accident · No injuriesClosedGreeley, CO