- Date
- July 5, 1971
- Place
- El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2309YCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1180 71/7/5 EL DORADO,ARK CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 86 TOTAL TIME - 1245 N2309Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL DORADO,ARK FT.WORTH,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 91 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- OBS SAW L DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE ABOUT 3 TIMES. WGS WERE WOBBLING. PLT HAD 6 HRS IN HI WG ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2309Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Downtown
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