- Date
- August 21, 1971
- Place
- Brandon, FL · BRANDON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N204JGCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1921 71/8/21 BRANDON,FLA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2300 TIME - 1330 N204JG PX- 0 1 3 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 596 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVES FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRANDON,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO INSURE CLEAR T/O PATH. T/O RUN EXTENDED DUE 181 LB OVER MAX GROSS WT. HIT TRACTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N204JG
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Graves Farm Strip
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