- Date
- April 4, 1978
- Place
- Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9468HCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780404006979A
- Case key
- 142669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0578 78/4/4 KAYENTA,AZ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 672 TIME - 1405 N9468H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 668 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAYENTA,AZ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAYENTA,AZ TUBA CITY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE 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 QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 60 150 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.CHANGABLE WIND DIRECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9468H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kayenta,Az
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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.