- Date
- February 10, 1966
- Place
- Roswel, NM · ROSWEL, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4908UCessna 210E
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173783
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0210 66/2/10 ROSWELL N MEX CESSNA 210E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1112 TIME - 0600 N4908U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 935 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- TAKEOFF WAS MADE WITH 40 LB WEIGHT ATTACHED TO TAIL TIEDOWN RING. EMPENNAGE DAMAGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4908U
- Reported as
- Cessna 210E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roswell
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