- Date
- March 28, 1971
- Place
- Warner Spg, CA · WARNER SPG, CA
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3239TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0327 71/3/28 WARNER SPG,CALIF CESSNA 177 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1120 N3239T PX- 0 2 0 DUAL AGE 55, 2300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARNER SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTEE,CALIF VACAVILLE,CALIF WARNER SPG,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE 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 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DUAL X-C PRACTICE FOR PLT AT CTLS. TURNED L INTO RISING TERRAIN AFTER T/O. DENSITY ALT 5300 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3239T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Warner Springs
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