NYC73DNC37

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 172 · Waterville, ME · October 27, 1972

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 27, 1972
Place
Waterville, ME · WATERVILLE, ME
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1747FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169148

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0008  72/10/27   WATERVILLE,ME       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N1747F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFLEUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LEWISTON,ME                 RETURN                       WATERVILLE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT SWERVED OFF RWY TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION TRUCK PULLING OUT ON RWY. CURRENT NOTAM WAS IN EFFECT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1747F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Lafleur

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.