- Date
- August 15, 1977
- Place
- Valle, AZ · VALLE, AZ
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N401ACCessna 401A
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770815022589A
- Case key
- 146703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1831 77/8/15 VALLE,AZ CESSNA 401A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 206 TIME - 1200 N401AC PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NO NAME DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV ALBUQUERQUE,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- LND BFOR DUE ENROUTE WEA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N401AC
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- No Name
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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.