- Date
- July 11, 1966
- Place
- Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4125Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1874 66/7/11 PLAINVIEW TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 67 TOTAL TIME - 0720 N4125 PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINVIEW MUNICPL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT DURING TAKEOFF RUN.PILOT SAID HE FAILED TO SEE WORN AREA IN TIRE DURING PREFLTE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4125
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plainview Municpl