OAK68A0043

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Kamuela, HI · November 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1967
Place
Kamuela, HI · KAMUELA, HI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4349LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112478

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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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3-4735   67/11/7   KAMUELA,HAWAII      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5786
        TIME - 1200                    N4349L              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAMUELA
        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 - 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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           26                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND 26 KNOTS GUSTING TO 37 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4349L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kamuela

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