- Date
- July 18, 1979
- Place
- Kingsburg, CA · KINGSBURG, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2582DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790718017739A
- Case key
- 135310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2023 79/7/18 KINGSBURG,CA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1030 N2582D PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS 20250 TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DYARS AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINGSBURG,CA TULARE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- SEAT SLIPPED BACK DURING TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2582D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dyars Airstrip
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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.