- Date
- December 13, 1978
- Place
- Grnd Cyn Cvrns, AZ · GRND CYN CVRNS, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1956CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138315
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3747 78/12/13 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1141 TIME - 1230 N1956C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 497 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRND CANYON CVRN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ST.JOHNS,AZ LAS VEGAS,NV GRND CYN CVRNS,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- ROADWAY SIGNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1956C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grnd Canyon Cvrn
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