LAX76DUJ90

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna P206 · Roosevelt, AZ · July 10, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1976
Place
Roosevelt, AZ · ROOSEVELT, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2509XCessna P206
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760710017969A
Case key
154555

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1544  76/7/10    ROOSEVELT,AZ        CESSNA P206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1302
        TIME - 1145                    N2509X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 482 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAPEVINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROOSEVELT,AZ                CHANDLER,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           90                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED,LFT LDG GEAR STRUCK OBJECT SHEARING OFF.CONTINUED TO DEST.FURTHER DAMAGE ON LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N2509X
Reported as
Cessna P206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grapevine

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