- Date
- August 20, 1978
- Place
- Chinle, AZ · CHINLE, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3JFBeech J35
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780820027439A
- Case key
- 139604
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2648 78/8/20 CHINLE,AZ BEECH J35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1675 TIME - 1000 N3JF PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHINLE,AZ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3JF
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chinle
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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