- Date
- July 12, 1981
- Place
- Schafers Mdws, MT · SCHAFERS MDWS, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7304ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810712040029A
- Case key
- 124162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3313 81/7/12 SCHAFERS MDWS,MT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 142 TIME - 1530 N7304A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHAFER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCHAFERS MDWS,MT CHESTER,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- UN TO MAINT ALT ABV OBSTNS AFT TKOF.RWY SLOPED .5PCT UPHILL,HI TRRN NR END OF RWY.D/A APRX 7200FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7304A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schafer
N7304ARegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N7304A · 1
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