- Date
- July 29, 1971
- Place
- Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2117Miniplane Faler
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4522 71/7/29 GALLUP,N MEX MINIPLANE FALER CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 3000 TIME - 2030 N2117 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLUP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ GRANTS,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT 70FT HIGH PWR LINE LCTD APRX 3/4MI FRM RWY.DNS ALT APRXLY 9200FT.FUEL MIXTURE FULL RICH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2117
- Reported as
- Miniplane Faler
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallup
N2117Registration cancelled Oct 28, 2017 · Faler Miniplane VRF-1Airframe modelFaler Miniplane VRF-1Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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