- Date
- January 14, 1969
- Place
- Ogallala, NE · OGALLALA, NE
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8656ZCessna P206C
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191511
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0059 69/1/14 OGALLALA,NEBR CESSNA P206C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0657 N8656Z PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 25, 1111 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 186 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OGALLALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O WITH KNOWN WEA BELOW T/O MINIMUMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8656Z
- Reported as
- Cessna P206C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ogallala
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