# NTSB MIA70F0191: Cessna 337D, N85947, Kensington, GA, July 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1969
- Place: Kensington, GA · KENSINGTON, GA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0191

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2638  69/7/27    KENSINGTON,GA       CESSNA 337D         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N85947              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             30, 6061 TOTAL HOURS, 355
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN COVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENSINGTON,GA               KENSINGTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- T/O MADE WITH NOSE HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85947](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85947-2023-06-03), registration cancelled 2023-06-03, S/N 337-1030, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337D
- Registry model: [Cessna 337D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (registry code 2075717) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mountain Cove

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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