- Date
- December 2, 1967
- Place
- Wellston, OH · WELLSTON, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2685LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112998
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4255 67/12/2 WELLSTON,OHIO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 157 TIME - 1050 N2685L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINTERS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TK-OFF FROM PASTURE,AFTER SUCCESSFUL PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2685L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Winters
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