- Date
- June 7, 1970
- Place
- Forksville, PA · FORKSVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7862UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123730
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2327 70/6/7 FORKSVILLE,PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 500 TIME - 1915 N7862U PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GORDON A NORTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORKS TOWNSHIP,PA WILLIAMSPORT,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- GRASS APRX 10IN HI-10DEG FLAPS UN CLB ABV TREES.OWNERS MANUAL,10DEG FLAPS-MIN GND RUN NO OBSTACLES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7862U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gordon A Norton
N7862URegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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