- Date
- March 10, 1975
- Place
- Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2139FCessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750310010099A
- Case key
- 148355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0643 75/3/10 NR.VERNAL,UT CESSNA U206 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1920 N2139F PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 36, 2895 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1094 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BITTER CREEK STRP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERNAL,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ATTMPTD TKOF FRM UNLTD MUDDY STRIP.ABT .9 IN BEYOND AFT CG LIMIT.MIXT NOT LEANED.HIT TRUCK RWY END
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2139F
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bitter Creek Strp
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Other investigations on N2139F · 1
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