- Date
- June 21, 1970
- Place
- Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2393XCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1077 70/6/21 KAYENTA,ARIZ CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3530 TIME - 1815 N2393X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2730 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEABODY COAL MINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAYENTA,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STOL CONVERSION.ACFT AIR-BORNE APRX 700FT GRND RUN,UN CLIMB.DENSITY ALT EST 8000FT,RNWY UP-HILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2393X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Peabody Coal Mine
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