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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175A · Elgin, IL · March 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1964
Place
Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7994TCessna 175A
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185094

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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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3-0653  64/3/16    ELGIN ILL           CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1506
        TIME - 1400                    N7994T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1115 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES                                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7994T
Reported as
Cessna 175A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Elgin

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.