- Date
- January 20, 1974
- Place
- Bemis, SD · BEMIS, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1279DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740120001109A
- Case key
- 187200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0070 74/1/20 BEMIS,S DAK CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N1279D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEMIS,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- TKOF UPHILL ON LAST 500FT OF GND RUN ENCTRD 3-4 IN CRUSTY SNOW.ACFT STALLED R WING HIT FENCE POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1279D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.