- Date
- August 30, 1969
- Place
- Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N46556Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154885
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3747 69/8/30 MILWAUKEE,WIS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 175 TIME - 0845 N46556 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLT SEAT UNLATCHED AND MOVED REARWARD DRG TAKEOFF ROLL.ACFT SPEED APRX 40-50MPH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46556
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Timmerman
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