- Date
- August 14, 1977
- Place
- Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3871QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770814024819A
- Case key
- 146395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2452 77/8/14 TOPEKA,KS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1042 N3871Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING AGE 20, 518 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 64 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILIP BILLARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOPEKA,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 25000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 86 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TOWING BANNER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3871Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philip Billard
N3871QRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.