CHI70AC078

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177A · Lexington, OH · May 9, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 9, 1970
Place
Lexington, OH · LEXINGTON, OH
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N30505Cessna 177A
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125232

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0411   70/5/9    LEXINGTON,OHIO      CESSNA 177A         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 345
        TIME - 1950                    N30505              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOTSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,OHIO             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N30505
Reported as
Cessna 177A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dotson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.