- Date
- March 20, 1971
- Place
- Toney, AL · TONEY, AL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2870FCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1001 71/3/20 TONEY,ALA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 186 TIME - 1040 N2870F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATHEWS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TONEY,ALA MOBILE,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- ACFT THROWN INTO TREES BY WIND GUST ON TKOF. GUSTS TO 15K. SHORT TREE LINED STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2870F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mathews Field
N2870FRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2012 · Cessna 182JAirframe modelCessna 182JEngine modelContinental O-470 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.