- Date
- March 30, 1973
- Place
- Rangely, ME · RANGELY, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76474Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730330006429A
- Case key
- 169841
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0471 73/3/30 RANGELY,ME CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1020 N76474 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANGELEY MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RANGELY,ME 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 AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- DURING LANDING ACFT VEERED TO R ONTO SOFT TURF-NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76474
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rangeley Mun
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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.