- Date
- June 24, 1971
- Place
- Sheridan, WY · SHERIDAN, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6556ECessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161727
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2537 71/6/24 NR.SHERIDAN,WYO CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N6556E PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHERIDAN,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- EARLIER FORCED LDG,INOP MIXT CTL.HIGH WHEAT OBSCURED WINDSHIELD,PLTS VIEW.SHORT FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6556E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6556ERegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2018 · Cessna 175Airframe modelCessna 175Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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