- Date
- August 5, 1973
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2528SCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2179 73/8/5 NR.ROCKFORD,ILL CESSNA 337 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1695 TIME - 2046 N2528S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 857 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,ILL. LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- UN START REAR ENG.ATTMPTD TKOF REAR PROP NOT FEATH.ACFT WOULDNT CLIMB,HIT TREES.GR IN DOWN POS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2528S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
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