- Date
- June 18, 1972
- Place
- Sedalia, MO · SEDALIA, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N47587Taylorcraft DC-65
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1967 72/6/18 SEDALIA,MO TAYLORCRAFT DC-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N47587 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEDALIA,MO TAHLEQUA,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HAD LNDD TO CHECK ACFT. GRASS APRXLY 18 IN HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47587
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DC-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed