- Date
- June 5, 1970
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5168ECessna 180B
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2377 70/6/5 GRAND RAPIDS,MINN CESSNA 180B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N5168E PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 27, 1346 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - G.RAPIDS SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND RAPIDS,MINN DULUTH,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: GLASSY WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.TKOF MADE WITH NOSE TOO HI ON STEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5168E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- G.Rapids Seaplane
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