- Date
- February 21, 1973
- Place
- Richardsville, VA · RICHARDSVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5149ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730221002159A
- Case key
- 169538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0092 73/2/21 RICHARDSVILLE,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 57, 5060 TIME - 1345 N5149A PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CULPEPER,VA LOCAL 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SEARCH FOR ESCAPED CONVICT.RAPID TKOF,ABT 450FT,UN CLR TREES APRX 50FT HI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5149A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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