- Date
- August 8, 1971
- Place
- Wellsboro, PA · WELLSBORO, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8155ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2971 71/8/8 WELLSBORO,PA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3044 TIME - 1710 N8155A PX- 1 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO ACRES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WELLSBORO,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED REMARKS- PLT SEAT NOT LOCKED BFR TKOF,SEAT SLID BACK.BOTH PX NOT STRAPPED IN,THROWN OUT ON IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8155A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aero Acres
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