- Date
- April 12, 1970
- Place
- Rochester, NH · ROCHESTER, NH
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8266XCessna 172C
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131815
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1316 70/4/12 ROCHESTER,NH CESSNA 172C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 106 TIME - 1600 N8266X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCHESTER,NH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR 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 CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 50 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- APRX 800FT LDG ROLL ACFT ANGLED R OFF RNWY HIT STUMP.NOSE GR SHEARED.WIND 15KTS GUSTING 21KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8266X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyhaven
N8266XRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Cessna 172CAirframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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