- Date
- March 16, 1964
- Place
- Lima, OH · LIMA, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8478XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185092
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0651 64/3/16 LIMA OHIO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 237 TIME - 1310 N8478X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8478X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Allen County
N8478XRegistration cancelled Sep 23, 2005 · Cessna 172CAirframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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