- Date
- February 3, 1972
- Place
- Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3978SCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0429 72/2/3 SPANAWAY,WASH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 429 TIME - 2000 N3978S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 377 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANAWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDFORD,OREG SPANAWAY,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- NITE LDG IN RUTS ON CRUSTED 12IN SNOW CVRD RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3978S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spanaway
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