- Date
- July 20, 1972
- Place
- Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9609ACessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167738
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1058 72/7/20 RIALTO,CALIF CESSNA 140A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 505 TIME - 1527 N9609A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORROW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIALTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP CLIMB OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9609A
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Morrow
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