- Date
- June 3, 1972
- Place
- Valley Falls, KS · VALLEY FALLS, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3772QBeech V35
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1851 72/6/3 VALLEY FALLS,KANS BEECH V35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 134 TIME - 1515 N3772Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KESSLER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALLEY FALLS,KANS TOPEKA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT MOUND OF DIRT,BOUNCED INTO AIR,HIT FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3772Q
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kessler Strip
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