UNK64X4132

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Valentine, NE · September 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 24, 1964
Place
Valentine, NE · VALENTINE, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8561XCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181294

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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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3-3028  64/9/24    VALENTINE NEBR      CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1500
        TIME - 1100                    N8561X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                         VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 55 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8561X
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Miller

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.