- Date
- August 10, 1979
- Place
- Santa Barbara, CA · SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2881XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790810028289A
- Case key
- 134103
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2437 79/8/10 SANTA BARBARA,CA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 366 TIME - 1959 N2881X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA VERNE,CA GROVER CITY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF REMARKS- CRASH DRG TKOF FROM 1120FT AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2881X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2881X · 2
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