- Date
- August 4, 1970
- Place
- Clinton, MD · CLINTON, MD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2978XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111470
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3281 70/8/4 CLINTON,MD CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 116 TIME - 1530 N2978X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HYDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,MD BOWLING GREEN,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2978X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hyde
N2978XRegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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