- Date
- August 5, 1971
- Place
- Bridgewater, IA · BRIDGEWATER, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6389ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163046
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4272 71/8/5 BRIDGEWATER,IOWA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 316 TIME - 1400 N6389E PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,MO PARK RAPIDS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM ROLLING FLD AFTER PRCTNRY LDG DUE TO WX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6389E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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