- Date
- June 3, 1972
- Place
- Ligonier, IN · LIGONIER, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6097KDowner RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166772
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0181 72/6/3 LIGONIER,IND DOWNER RC-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N6097K PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 55, 14807 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIGONIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIGONIER,IND KANSAS CITY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 2600FT PVT STRIP,GRASS ALMOST 12IN HIGH.RODE BRAKE DUE 90DEG X-WIND,GUSTING 20K.TLWHL CAUGHT WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6097K
- Reported as
- Downer RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ligonier
N6097KRegistered now · Downer REPUBLIC RC-3Airframe modelDowner REPUBLIC RC-3Engine modelFranklin 6A8 series
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