- Date
- September 29, 1977
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8437FCessna 402
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770929030879A
- Case key
- 145150
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2601 77/9/29 INDIANAPOLIS,IN CESSNA 402 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4010 TIME - 0144 N8437F PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN FLINT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FULL FLAP TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8437F
- Reported as
- Cessna 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Indianapolis Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.