- Date
- September 16, 1979
- Place
- Intl Falls, MN · INTL FALLS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N736QHCessna 172XP
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790916028629A
- Case key
- 133093
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3126 79/9/16 INTL FALLS,MN CESSNA 172XP CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 256 TIME - 1435 N736QH PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOHMAN SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EVELETH,MN RETURN INTL FALLS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 190 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 16 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WND GUSTS 25 KTS.CRASHED IN YARD IN RES AREA.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736QH
- Reported as
- Cessna 172XP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bohman Seaplane
N736QHRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna R172KAirframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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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.