SEA65D0066

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Yakima, WA · May 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1965
Place
Yakima, WA · YAKIMA, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2134YCessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177765

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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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3-1048  65/5/23    YAKIMA WASH         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N2134Y              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKIMA MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        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                                                     300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           28                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N2134Y
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Yakima Mun

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.