- Date
- March 18, 1972
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3452FCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166472
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1230 72/3/18 LAKE WALES,FLA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 239 TIME - 1530 N3452F PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALET SUZANNE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE WALES,FLA HOLLYWOOD,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT SOFT SANDY AREA ON RWY,SLOWED ACFT.HIT HARDWOOD SAPLING WITH PROP.CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3452F
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chalet Suzanne
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