- Date
- August 7, 1968
- Place
- Howard Lake, MN · HOWARD LAKE, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3901VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108650
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4225 68/8/7 HOWARD LAKE,MINN CESSNA 170 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1930 N3901V PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEL FRANKS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3901V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mel Franks
N3901VRegistration cancelled Jun 10, 1976 · Cessna 170Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 series
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