- Date
- August 8, 1971
- Place
- Alice, TX · ALICE, TX
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8008BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162828
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2969 71/8/8 ALICE,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 584 TIME - 1130 N8008B PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORANGE GROVE,TEX PEARLAND,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- ATMTD SOFT FLD TKOF FM RD,HIT SOFT SPOT,ELVTR CTL FULL BACK,LOST DRCTNL CTL,HIT DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8008B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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