- Date
- July 7, 1977
- Place
- West Fargo, ND · WEST FARGO, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2020RCessna 182G
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770707018709A
- Case key
- 146163
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1993 77/7/7 WEST FARGO,ND CESSNA 182G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 209 TIME - 2200 N2020R PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 169 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST FARGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REYNOLDS,ND WEST FARGO,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- MISTOOK GRAIN FLD FOR UNLIGHTED RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2020R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Fargo
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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.