- Date
- April 7, 1976
- Place
- Wilcox, AZ · WILCOX, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1698XCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760407006829A
- Case key
- 153163
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0573 76/4/7 NR.WILCOX,AZ CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 585 TIME - 1330 N1698X PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILCOX,AZ COOLIDGE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TOOK OFF FRM FARM ROAD. ACFT DRIFTED L & HIT PWR POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1698X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.