- Date
- December 3, 1972
- Place
- Portsmouth, VA · PORTSMOUTH, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8129ACessa 170B
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168856
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3442 72/12/3 PORTSMOUTH,VA CESSA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 682 TIME - 1100 N8129A PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTSMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTSMOUTH,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- PREVIOUS LANDINGS MADE WITH ZERO FLAPS,THIS LANDING USED FULL FLAPS IN GUSTING CONDITIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8129A
- Reported as
- Cessa 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portsmouth