- Date
- March 23, 1975
- Place
- Rock Point, AZ · ROCK POINT, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8709ZCessna TP206C
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750323005459A
- Case key
- 147802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0478 75/3/23 ROCK POINT,AZ CESSNA TP206C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1380 TIME - 1615 N8709Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK POINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCK POINT,AZ KAYENTA,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ACFT LEFT STRIP NOSE SUNK IN SOFT SAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8709Z
- Reported as
- Cessna TP206C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rock Point
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.