CHI72FEI01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Milan, OH · July 5, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1971
Place
Milan, OH · MILAN, OH
Injuries
2 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3335TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report February 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162559

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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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3-2379   71/7/5    MILAN,OHIO          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4724
        TIME - 1025                    N3335T              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILAN,OHIO                  ELMIRA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TKOF AT NEAR GROSS WT ON 2100FT SOD STRIP.ABRTD TKOF TO AVOID PWR LINES,CRASH LNDD.

Aircraft

Registration
N3335T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Homestead

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.