- Date
- December 8, 1969
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5514CCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145261
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4529 69/12/8 MEMPHIS,TENN CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 85 TOTAL TIME - 0430 N5514C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN ALMYRA,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- ATMTD TAKOF ON UNLITED RWY USING LDG LITES.ACFT NOT ALIGNED W/RWY,RAN OFF SIDE INTO HEDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5514C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilson Fld
N5514CRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2005 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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