- Date
- July 5, 1971
- Place
- Tyler, MN · TYLER, MN
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2798DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162580
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2421 71/7/5 TYLER,MINN CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 137 TIME - 1900 N2798D PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TYLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TYLER,MINN MINNEAPOLIS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- ATMPTD TKOF ON WET RWY W TALL GRASS.ACFT FAILED TO OBTAIN FLYNG SPD,NO ABRT,HIT DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2798D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tyler
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