- Date
- September 28, 1970
- Place
- Lowake, TX · LOWAKE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5997RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132236
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3872 70/9/28 LOWAKE,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2045 N5997R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 863 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 73 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWAKE INN STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOWAKE,TEX FT WORTH,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- WHEELS COLLECTED MUD DRG TKOF ROLL,ACFT HIT RISE CAUSING PREMATURE LFTOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5997R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lowake Inn Strip
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