- Date
- January 21, 1972
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2328NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0334 72/1/21 PHOENIX,ARIZ CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 25, TIME - 1800 N2328N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 40 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURF PARADISE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLT HAD NO TIME IN TYPE,HAD NOT FLOWN IN 2YRS.LOST CTL,RAN OFF RWY.HIT DIRT BNK,R GR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2328N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Turf Paradise
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