- Date
- March 28, 1977
- Place
- Steamboat Cyn, AZ · STEAMBOAT CYN, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8334ACessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770328005879A
- Case key
- 157731
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0443 77/3/28 STEAMBOAT CYN,AZ CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1200 TIME - 1100 N8334A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOYEA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM WINSLOW,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 220 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT HIT RIGHT OF WAY FENCE DURING TAKEOFF FROM A FARM ROAD. GUSTING TO 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8334A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Toyea
N8334ARegistration cancelled May 4, 2015 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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Other investigations on N8334A · 1
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