- Date
- March 15, 1970
- Place
- Mason, TX · MASON, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N91194Navion A
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138082
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1270 70/3/15 MASON,TEX NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2740 TIME - 1430 N91194 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 244 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZIEGLER-SMITH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MASON,TEX SAN ANTONIO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM MARGINAL DOWNSLOPE ONE WAY STRIP. GUSTING TO 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91194
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ziegler-Smith
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