- Date
- July 27, 1969
- Place
- Northfield, OH · NORTHFIELD, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29555Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164465
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2516 69/7/27 NORTHFIELD,OHIO CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 125 TIME - 1226 N29555 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO FLINT,MICH UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L QUARTERING TAILWIND 230 DEG 6K. HIT TREE AND BARN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29555
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Northfield
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