- Date
- July 5, 1971
- Place
- Lithonia, GA · LITHONIA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2342DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4270 71/7/5 LITHONIA,GA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 340 TIME - 1715 N2342D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITHONIA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- PLT SEAT NOT LOCKED ON TRACK WENT AFT ON TKOF.ACFT VEERED OFF RWY,L WNG HIT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2342D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gunn
N2342DRegistration cancelled May 14, 2009 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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