- Date
- March 9, 1967
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3959SCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0694 67/3/9 PHOENIX,ARIZ CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 22, UNK/NR TIME - 0409 N3959S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR MUNI. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- PLT TAKING OFF TO EVADE POLICE. OFFICER SHOT AT ACFT,KILLED PLT,ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3959S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor Muni.
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