- Date
- May 9, 1971
- Place
- Park City, UT · PARK CITY, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2188Fournier RF4D
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161653
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1516 71/5/9 PARK CITY,UT FOURNIER RF4D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 781 TIME - 0740 N2188 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARK CITY,UT SALT LAKE CITY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TKOF FROM PASTURE.UPHILL SLOPE,SOFT AND WET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2188
- Reported as
- Fournier RF4D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2188Registered now · Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.DAirframe modelSportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.DEngine modelRectimo 4AR 1200
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