UNK65X1455

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Daytona Beach, FL · February 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1965
Place
Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8335UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179371

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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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3-0307  65/2/25    DAYTONA BEACH FLA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 150
        TIME - 1230                    N8335U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           45                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N8335U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Daytona Beach

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.