- Date
- March 14, 1981
- Place
- Wapiti, WY · WAPITI, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N72917Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810314009399A
- Case key
- 126626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3260 81/3/14 WAPITI,WY CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 500 TIME - 1400 N72917 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING SKYTEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAPITI,WY CODY,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- WITNESS STDD ACFT DPTD 6000FT DIRT STRIP APPROX 1100FT FM DEPARTURE END,CLMBD 100FT,BNKD SHARPLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72917
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Skytel
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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.