- Date
- September 26, 1968
- Place
- Ft.Carson, CO · FT.CARSON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7156ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107552
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4099 68/9/26 FT.CARSON,COLO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 12 TOTAL TIME - 1815 N7156A PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTS AAF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- SECOND TOUCH AND GO OF FIRST SOLO FLT. POSSIBILITY OF TURB FROM HELICOPTERS IN AREA. WIND 3K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7156A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butts Aaf
N7156ARegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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