- Date
- June 11, 1975
- Place
- Putney, VT · PUTNEY, VT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7247QCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750611015429A
- Case key
- 148825
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1361 75/6/11 PUTNEY,VT CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 101 TIME - 1430 N7247Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EXPERIMENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BEDFORD,MA RETURN PUTNEY,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HIT,DESTROYED SHEIBE SF25A,N6388.GLIDER NOT VSBL DUE 15DEG JOG AT RWY MIDPOINT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7247Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Experiment
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.