- Date
- July 6, 1968
- Place
- Rushford, MN · RUSHFORD, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30040Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109404
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2266 68/7/6 RUSHFORD,MINN CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 251 TIME - 1300 N30040 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- T/O FROM PASTURE OF TALL GRASS,IMPROPER FLAP SETTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30040
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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