- Date
- July 4, 1970
- Place
- Selbyville, DE · SELBYVILLE, DE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2633SCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0949 70/7/4 SELBYVILLE,DEL CESSNA 337 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 649 TIME - 1230 N2633S PX- 0 1 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN SKYWAYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SELBYVILLE,DEL COATESVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 100 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TREES 70FT HIGH END OF RWY.DNS ALT APRX 2900FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2633S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- American Skyways
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