- Date
- August 14, 1979
- Place
- Ely, MN · ELY, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9320ACessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790814027519A
- Case key
- 135261
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1953 79/8/14 NR.ELY,MN CESSNA 195 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 8317 TIME - 0915 N9320A PX- 1 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 613 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELY,MN ST PAUL,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 320 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. PILOT RPTS WIND GUSTS TO 35 KTS.PLT STATED ATTEMPTED TKOF W UNBALANCED FUEL LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9320A
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9320ARegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2019 · Cessna 195Airframe modelCessna 195Engine modelJacobs R755A series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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