- Date
- March 17, 1969
- Place
- Almena, MI · ALMENA, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7071XCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191005
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0661 69/3/17 ALMENA,MICH CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 186 TIME - 1900 N7071X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMENA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- USED 900 FT RNWY. 1600 FT RNWY INTO WIND WAS AVAILABLE. ACFT NEAR GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7071X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Almena
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