- Date
- September 25, 1971
- Place
- Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2572RCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163683
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3773 71/9/25 PARKERSBURG,W VA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 260 TIME - 2220 N2572R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARKERSBURG,W VA SHARON,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- TWR CLRD ACFT FOR TKOF ON RWY 03.TURNED WRONG WAY,TKOF RWY 21.ABT 200FT AVBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2572R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wood Co
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