- Date
- September 13, 1972
- Place
- Skinner, ME · SKINNER, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5858TCessna 185C
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168261
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3568 72/9/13 SKINNER,ME CESSNA 185C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1101 TIME - 1400 N5858T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 371 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKINNER,ME JACKMSN,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TKOF FRM SMALL LAKE SURROUNDED BY RISING TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5858T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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