- Date
- May 26, 1970
- Place
- Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N26663Taylorcraft BL-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182018
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2235 70/5/26 COLUMBUS,OHIO TAYLORCRAFT BL-65 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N26663 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 46, 2774 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRICE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT SAID ENCOUNTERED DWNDFTS APRXLY 100FT AGL,ACFT DSNDED,HIT 25FT TREES AT RWY END-GUSTING 29K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26663
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BL-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Price Field