- Date
- July 20, 1976
- Place
- Norfolk, MA · NORFOLK, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N72708Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760720023539A
- Case key
- 154575
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2788 76/7/20 NORFOLK,MA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 79, 600 TIME - 1027 N72708 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,MA MARSHFIELD,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PLT STATES ACFT STALLED AFTER TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72708
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Norfolk
N72708Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N72708 · 1
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