- Date
- February 23, 1970
- Place
- Mormon Lake, AZ · MORMON LAKE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3888SCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0982 70/2/23 MORMON LAKE,ARIZ CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 327 TIME - 1315 N3888S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORMON LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WINSLOW,ABIZ FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ MORMON LAKE,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- FLD LISTED FOR EMERG USE ONLY IN OTHER THAN SUMMER MONTHS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3888S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mormon Lake
N3888SRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N3888S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.