- Date
- July 25, 1971
- Place
- Esmond, RI · ESMOND, RI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N84446Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2883 71/7/25 ESMOND,RI CESSNA 172K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 59 TOTAL TIME - 0140 N84446 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CENTRAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESMOND,RI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 73 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT WASNT CHECKED OUT FOR NITE FLT. VFR MARGINAL COND IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84446
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- North Central
N84446Registration cancelled Apr 8, 2013 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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