- Date
- July 11, 1971
- Place
- Des Lacs, ND · DES LACS, ND
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9880GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2510 71/7/11 DES LACS,N DAK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1910 N9880G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DES LACS,N DAK MINOT INTRNL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- MOWED CLOVER FLD APRX 1500FT LONG.CONSIDERABLE UPSLOPE,1ST HALF TKOF AREA.AT OR NEAR MAX GROSS WGT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9880G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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