- Date
- April 15, 1973
- Place
- Skytop, PA · SKYTOP, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N21101Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730415007029A
- Case key
- 170412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0620 73/4/15 SKYTOP,PA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1530 N21101 PX- 0 0 2 DUAL 29, 5650 TOTAL HOURS, 212 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING DOLLAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FARMINGDALE,NJ FARMINGDALE,NJ SKYTOP,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO SOFT SPOT ON RWY-ACFT FLIPPED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21101
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Dollar
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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.