- Date
- September 3, 1972
- Place
- Sullivan, WI · SULLIVAN, WI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3281TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168338
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3361 72/9/3 SULLIVAN,WIS CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1100 TIME - 1544 N3281T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SULLIVAN,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- THROTTLE FRICTION LOCK LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3281T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pvt Strip
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