- Date
- October 3, 1973
- Place
- Susitna, AK · SUSITNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1273QCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731003035749A
- Case key
- 188201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3271 73/10/3 NR.SUSITNA,ALAS CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1510 TIME - 1302 N1273Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLATHORN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSITNA,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SHORT STRIP PARTLY COVERED WITH HI GRASS.BECAME AIRBORNE & HIT HIDDEN STUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1273Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flathorn
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.