MKC67F0493

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · St.Cloud, MN · March 10, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1967
Place
St.Cloud, MN · ST.CLOUD, MN
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1787VCessna 120
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118083

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0756  67/3/10    ST.CLOUD,MINN       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1787V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITNEY MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N1787V
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Whitney Memorial

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