- Date
- October 24, 1970
- Place
- Agawam, MA · AGAWAM, MA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30061Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2441 70/10/24 AGAWAM,MASS CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 267 TIME - 2014 N30061 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLES-AGAWAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KOBELT ARPT,NY AGAWAM,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LND 2/3 DOWN RWY,BOUNCED. OBS SAW ACFT PITCH UP AND SETTLE TWICE BEFORE STRIKING TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30061
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bowles-Agawam
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