- Date
- July 10, 1978
- Place
- Arbor Vitae, WI · ARBOR VITAE, WI
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6607HCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780710019889A
- Case key
- 140302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3490 78/7/10 ARBOR VITAE,WI CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 335 TIME - 1820 N6607H PX- 0 0 3 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARBOR VITAE LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARBOR VITAE,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT,FARE ARRANGEMENT UNKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6607H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arbor Vitae Lake
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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.