- Date
- December 22, 1971
- Place
- Seguin, TX · SEGUIN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3941LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164376
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3712 71/12/22 SEGUIN,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 148 TIME - 2200 N3941L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUADALUPE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEGUIN,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TKOF,IMDT R TURN TO AVOID FOG BNK,ACFT OBSRVD DSNDG NOSE DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3941L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Guadalupe
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