MKC69D0455

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Silver Lake, MN · May 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1969
Place
Silver Lake, MN · SILVER LAKE, MN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2218YCessna 177
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183298

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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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3-1322   69/5/4    SILVER LAKE,MINN    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2218Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT FAILED TO CLEAR FENCE AT END OF 2500 FT RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2218Y
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Silver Lake

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.