- Date
- October 7, 1975
- Place
- Des Moines, NM · DES MOINES, NM
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2629XCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751007034509A
- Case key
- 151094
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3218 75/10/7 NR.DES MOINES,NM CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 243 TIME - 1800 N2629X PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES MOINES,NM HARTLEY,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WEATHER - WIND SHEAR WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM ROAD,FLEW ON LEE SIDE OF HILL.HIT DOWNDRAFT,MUSHED INTO GRND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2629X
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2629XRegistration cancelled Oct 13, 2011 · Cessna P206Airframe modelCessna P206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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