- Date
- October 12, 1975
- Place
- Enfield, IL · ENFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1218DCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751012033799A
- Case key
- 151233
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3090 75/10/12 ENFIELD,IL CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1283 TIME - 1650 N1218D PX- 0 1 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STOREY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENFIELD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1218D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Storey
N1218DRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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