- Date
- March 11, 1969
- Place
- Myerstown, PA · MYERSTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3993SCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191396
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0264 69/3/11 MYERSTOWN,PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 124 TIME - 1500 N3993S PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON VALLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 4500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 26 295 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 17 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- L CROSS WIND 17-23 KTS,WITH GUSTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3993S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lebanon Valley
N3993SRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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