- Date
- July 5, 1965
- Place
- Herndon, KY · HERNDON, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2276DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177146
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0348 65/7/5 HERNDON KY CESSNA 170B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 127 TIME - 1700 N2276D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- FIELD USED FOR OPERATION WAS MARGINAL UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS ALFALFA 18 INCHES HIGH ON FIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2276D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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