- Date
- April 9, 1972
- Place
- Bluefield, WV · BLUEFIELD, WV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N79146Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0725 72/4/9 BLUEFIELD,W VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 820 TIME - 1708 N79146 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUEFIELD-MERCER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLUEFIELD,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLT TAXIED OVER EMBANKMENT CAUSING ACFT TO OVERTURN.SETTING GYRO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79146
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bluefield-Mercer
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