- Date
- November 7, 1978
- Place
- Littlefield, AZ · LITTLEFIELD, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N60838Cessna U206
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781107043729A
- Case key
- 138025
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4151 78/11/7 NR.LITTLEFIELD,AZ CESSNA U206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 131 TIME - 1715 N60838 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST. GEORGE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60838
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N60838Registration cancelled Jul 31, 2023 · Cessna TU206FAirframe modelCessna TU206FEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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