MKC68D0246

NTSB accident investigation · Smith PSA-1 · Pennock, MN · June 17, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1967
Place
Pennock, MN · PENNOCK, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N14HSmith PSA-1
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115722

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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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3-3713  67/6/17    PENNOCK,MINN        SMITH PSA-1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 615
        TIME - 1000                    N14H                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENNOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- R WING HIT CULVERT MARKER ON PVT STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N14H
Reported as
Smith PSA-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pennock

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.