- Date
- October 7, 1976
- Place
- Backus, MN · BACKUS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6559ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761007041129A
- Case key
- 156541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4029 76/10/7 BACKUS,MN CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2008 TIME - 1815 N6559A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMILEY LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BACKUS,MN PELICAN LAKE,MN. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.SETTLED INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6559A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smiley Lake
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6559A · 1
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