- Date
- September 11, 1966
- Place
- Springhill, LA · SPRINGHILL, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5317CCessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2349 66/9/11 SPRINGHILL LA CESSNA 140A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5200 TIME - 1400 N5317C PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGHILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT FRESHLY MOWED HAY FIELD USED EARLIER FOR PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5317C
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Springhill
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