- Date
- April 9, 1967
- Place
- Lakeview, AR · LAKEVIEW, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5945ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117742
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0171 67/4/9 LAKEVIEW,ARK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2704 TIME - 1300 N5945A PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTON 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 - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED INTO POWERLINE.AIRCRAFT OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKE OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5945A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gaston
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Other investigations on N5945A · 2
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