- Date
- July 4, 1970
- Place
- Ringgold, GA · RINGGOLD, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77269Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127444
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1287 70/7/4 RINGGOLD,GA CESSNA 120 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 348 TIME - 1830 N77269 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RINGGOLD,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT EQPD HIGH CRUISE PROP.T/O TOWARD RISING TRRN.ACFT OBSVD NOSE HIGH CLB TURN R THEN FALL OFF L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77269
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dills
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