- Date
- July 24, 1970
- Place
- Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8681SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3134 70/7/24 GALLUP,N MEX CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 72, 3601 TIME - 0620 N8681S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLUP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALLUP,N MEX PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 9000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE CALM TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 65 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- VEERED L AFTER T/O. HIT PARKED CESSNA 172,N1408F,DMG N/R. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 8100 FT. MISUSED FLAPS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8681S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallup
N8681SRegistration cancelled Apr 27, 2015 · Cessna 150Airframe modelCessna 150Engine modelContinental 0-200 series
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