- Date
- July 10, 1970
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77303Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114656
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2920 70/7/10 FAIRBANKS,ALAS CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N77303 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 1152 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 53 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM ROUGH PASTURE,GRASS ABOUT 12 IN HIGH. GR STRUCK PARKED CAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77303
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Phillips
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