- Date
- January 14, 1976
- Place
- Worcester, MA · WORCESTER, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3967QCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760114000489A
- Case key
- 151994
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0012 76/1/14 WORCESTER,MA CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1210 N3967Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 31, 2930 TOTAL HOURS, 320 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WORCESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PROVIDENCE,RI WORCESTER,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 26 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 40K.WING WALKERS AVBL ON RQST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3967Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Worcester
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3967Q · 1
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