- Date
- August 16, 1979
- Place
- Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8245QCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790816025249A
- Case key
- 135286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1810 79/8/16 WESTWEGO,LA CESSNA A185F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5100 TIME - 0914 N8245Q PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTWEGO,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 40FT ABOVE RWY UNTIL PAST OVERRUN,THEN NOSED STRAIGHT UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8245Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Westwego
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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