NYC67D0194

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Alexandria, VA · July 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1966
Place
Alexandria, VA · ALEXANDRIA, VA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1827YCessna 170
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122271

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3668   66/7/3    ALEXANDRIA VA       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N1827Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON-VA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      97
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TEMP 97-DEG. WIND CALM. ACFT WEIGHT AT OR NEAR THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FOR TAKEOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N1827Y
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Washington-Va.

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