- Date
- July 21, 1977
- Place
- Dubuque, IA · DUBUQUE, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2788DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770721019209A
- Case key
- 201264
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1733 77/7/21 DUBUQUE,IA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 181 TIME - 1930 N2788D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBUQUE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUBUQUE,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2788D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dubuque Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2788D · 1
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