- Date
- March 19, 1973
- Place
- Bryce Canyon, UT · BRYCE CANYON, UT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8017ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730319005949A
- Case key
- 170384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0671 73/3/19 BRYCE CANYON,UT CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 393 TIME - 1731 N8017A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRYCE CANYON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRYCE CANYON,UT SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K.ACFT RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO DEEP SNOW.PLT USED 1200FT OF 7400FT RWY FOR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8017A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bryce Canyon
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.