- Date
- August 9, 1969
- Place
- Ely, MN · ELY, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N91261Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3557 69/8/9 ELY,MINN CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N91261 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 25, 1334 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 188 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELY,MINN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT. PLT FLEW SEVERAL LEGS,DIDNT REFUEL PRIOR TO LAST T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91261
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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