- Date
- June 2, 1974
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8263UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740602020379A
- Case key
- 130281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2093 74/6/2 LAKE WALES,FLA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 383 TIME - 1015 N8263U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALET SUZANNE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE WALES,FLA CLEARWATER,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8263U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chalet Suzanne
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8263U · 1
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