- Date
- January 29, 1973
- Place
- Nantucket, MA · NANTUCKET, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N100DFCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730129001869A
- Case key
- 169626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0020 73/1/29 NANTUCKET,MASS CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1013 N100DF PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 36, 4775 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NANTUCKET MEM. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HYANNIS,MASS NANTUCKET,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES SMOKE 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 33 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 57K.WEA BRIEFED BY HYA TOWER PERSONNEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N100DF
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nantucket Mem.
N100DFRegistration cancelled May 1, 2007 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N100DF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.