- Date
- July 14, 1977
- Place
- Watseka, IL · WATSEKA, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8917GCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2602 77/7/14 NR.WATSEKA,IL CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 380 TIME - 1330 N8917G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWIS LOCKPORT,IL WATSEKA,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT REMARKS- PILOT ROTATED 55 MPH.BOOK READS 60 MPH.PILOT MISTOOK ALFALFA FIELD FOR LANDING AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8917G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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