- Date
- December 19, 1973
- Place
- La Grande, OR · LA GRANDE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7251QCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731219039739A
- Case key
- 187368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4074 73/12/19 LA GRANDE,OREG CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1070 TIME - 1630 N7251Q PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GRANDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOSEPH,OREG LA GRANDE,OREG 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 FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 120 50 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- INADAQUATE WIND ANEMOMETER DUE LOCATION.UNICOM SAID GUSTING TO 40K. GUSTS NEARER 60K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7251Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Grande
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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.