- Date
- November 6, 1970
- Place
- Tony, WI · TONY, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5395DCessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180104
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2953 70/11/6 TONY,WIS CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1510 TIME - 0830 N5395D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 812 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSK COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TONY,WIS RICE LAKE,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.FLT TO OBTAIN FUEL.CLIMBOUT WAS TOO STEEP,UNCOVERED TANK OUTLETS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5395D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rusk County
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