- Date
- September 16, 1977
- Place
- Wray, CO · WRAY, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8316UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770916028689A
- Case key
- 145139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2759 77/9/16 WRAY, CO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 53, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N8316U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WRAY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WRAY, CO CHEYENNE, WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CLOSING WINDOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8316U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wray Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
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