- Date
- June 27, 1977
- Place
- Drill Creek, AK · DRILL CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2766DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770627016369A
- Case key
- 146811
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3398 77/6/27 DRILL CREEK,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 160 TIME - 1742 N2766D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRILL RIG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DRILL CREEK,AK BIRCHWOOD,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2766D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Drill Rig
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2766D · 1
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