- Date
- May 30, 1976
- Place
- Oelwein, IA · OELWEIN, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6782ECessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760530015419A
- Case key
- 154132
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1256 76/5/30 OELWEIN,IA CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 241 TIME - 1730 N6782E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OELWEIN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OELWEIN,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- HARD SURFACE 2600 FOOT RNY AVAILABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6782E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oelwein Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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