- Date
- March 30, 1970
- Place
- Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4691LCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128279
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1585 70/3/30 CLEWISTON,FLA CESSNA 172G CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 574 TIME - 1945 N4691L PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEWISTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEWISTON,FLA OPA LOCKA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- DRG INVESTIGATION ELEVATOR CABLE FOUND BKN.DAMAGE TO CABLE RESULTED FROM POST IMPACT ELEC ARCING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4691L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Clewiston
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