- Date
- August 13, 1971
- Place
- Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1806NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162843
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2987 71/8/13 WACO,TEX CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 80 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N1806N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEAGUE,TEX TEAGUE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM FARM FLD AFTER PRCTNRY LDG FOR WX.COULD NOT ATTAIN FLYING SPD DUE TO HIGH GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1806N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage