- Date
- May 5, 1966
- Place
- Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3907SCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172446
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0409 66/5/5 CLEARWATER FLA CESSNA 172E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 101 TIME - 1235 N3907S PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER AIRPRK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3907S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Clearwater Airprk
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