- Date
- February 11, 1977
- Place
- Readstown, WI · READSTOWN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N91741Navion L-17
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770211003019A
- Case key
- 157135
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0370 77/2/11 READSTOWN,WI NAVION L-17 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3650 TIME - 1000 N91741 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION READSTOWN,WI UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER T.O. ENGINE AND AIRFRAME DEMOLISHED IN CRASH AND FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91741
- Reported as
- Navion L-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N91741Registration cancelled Apr 15, 1977 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVION
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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