- Date
- May 2, 1971
- Place
- Dalhart, TX · DALHART, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6238QCessna 401A
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3409 71/5/2 DALHART,TEX CESSNA 401A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2602 TIME - 1939 N6238Q PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DALHART DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALHART,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L.PLT ATTEMPTED LIFT OFF TO AVOID DITCH.BLO VMC,NOT AWARE L ENG NOT DVLPNG PWR.STALLED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6238Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dalhart
N6238QRegistration cancelled May 10, 2013 · Cessna 401AAirframe modelCessna 401AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520-E
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Other investigations on N6238Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.