- Date
- April 19, 1970
- Place
- St.Johns, AZ · ST.JOHNS, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4301LCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135462
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0761 70/4/19 ST.JOHNS,ARIZ CESSNA 172G CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 230 TIME - 1600 N4301L PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.JOHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.JOHNS,ARIZ PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 55 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 28 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT RECD WEA BRIEF FROM FSS 5 HRS PRIOR. DENSITY ALT 5850 FT.ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS.GUSTING 42 K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4301L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St.Johns
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