- Date
- December 27, 1972
- Place
- Turner, ME · TURNER, ME
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1452DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169334
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3753 72/12/27 TURNER,ME CESSNA 170A CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N1452D PX- 1 0 0 DUAL AGE 60, 11460 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2505 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWITCHELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURNER,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- OVER MAX GROSS WT 10 LBS,4-6 INCHES SNOW ON RWY.BEGAN TKOF ABOUT 585 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1452D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Twitchell
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