- Date
- September 16, 1966
- Place
- Paxson, AK · PAXSON, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8078SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120475
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4286 66/9/16 PAXSON ALAS CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 179 TIME - 1000 N8078S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- DURING PREVIOUS LNDG ACFT STRUCK TREE AND DAMAGED LEFT WNG.ACFT YAWED UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8078S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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