- Date
- February 19, 1970
- Place
- Independence, KS · INDEPENDENCE, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3119KCessna 401A
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0544 70/2/19 INDEPENDENCE,KANS CESSNA 401A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N3119K PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 53, 7748 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 37 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARTLESVILLE,OKLA INDEPENDENCE,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR SWITCHED R ENG FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF PSN DURG T/O BELOW VMC.HIT WIRES ABOUT 30 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3119K
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Independence
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