- Date
- September 7, 1970
- Place
- Portland, TN · PORTLAND, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3463TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138208
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3698 70/9/7 PORTLAND,TENN CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 492 TIME - 0530 N3463T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFIN FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,TENN ORLANDO,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- GRASS STRIP APRX 1900FT,5DEG UPSLOPE,GRASS ABT 4IN HIGH.OWNERS MAN RECMMDS 15DEG FLAP,MIN GND RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3463T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Griffin Fld