MIA67D0554

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Hartselle, AL · November 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1966
Place
Hartselle, AL · HARTSELLE, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6357FCessna 337
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119459

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4401  66/11/12   HARTSELLE,ALA       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47,
        TIME - 1500                    N6357F              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS MANEUVERED CTLS TO AVOID FLOCK OF GEESE. OVRCTLD ACFT DESCENDED,HIT TREE. FLT CONTINUED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6357F
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage