- Date
- October 24, 1971
- Place
- Atkinson, NE · ATKINSON, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73418Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164163
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4026 71/10/24 ATKINSON,NEBR PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2236 TIME - 1400 N73418 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKS PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATKINSON,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- X-WND GUSTING TO 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73418
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Macks Pvt Strip
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