- Date
- February 28, 1975
- Place
- Pine River, MN · PINE RIVER, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7830GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750228004869A
- Case key
- 147778
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0531 75/2/28 PINE RIVER,MN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N7830G PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 26, 413 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 38 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE RIVER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PINE RIVER,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- HIGH SNOWBANKS BORDERING RNWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7830G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pine River Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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