MIA68F0182

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Hampton, GA · August 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1967
Place
Hampton, GA · HAMPTON, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2874CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115276

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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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3-2877  67/8/12    HAMPTON,GA          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 23,
        TIME - 1800                    N2874C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF FROM RACETRACK.

Aircraft

Registration
N2874C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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