LAX70F0146

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337B · Holbrook, AZ · September 19, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1969
Place
Holbrook, AZ · HOLBROOK, AZ
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5429SCessna 337B
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157490

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4026  69/9/19    HOLBROOK,ARIZ       CESSNA 337B         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N5429S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 2533 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            233 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAVAJO MISSION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLBROOK,ARIZ               FT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- HIT FENCE 375FT PAST RWY END THEN HIT DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N5429S
Reported as
Cessna 337B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Navajo Mission

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.