- Date
- July 22, 1979
- Place
- Middleburg, FL · MIDDLEBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2342DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790722040459A
- Case key
- 134687
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2094 79/7/22 MIDDLEBURG,FL CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 325 TIME - 1145 N2342D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDDLEBURG,FL 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 - MISSING REMARKS- PLT SEAT MOVED AFT.SEAT TRACK SAFETY STOP PIN NOT INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2342D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spencer
N2342DRegistration cancelled May 14, 2009 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2342D · 1
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