- Date
- March 21, 1976
- Place
- Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N12401Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760321007139A
- Case key
- 153022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0688 76/3/21 TEWKSBURY,MA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2148 TIME - 0900 N12401 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TEWMAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEWKSBURY,MA LAWRENCE,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- SEAT SLID AFT DRG ROTATION AT L/O.NO DISCREPANCIES OR MALFUNCTION FOUND IN SEAT LOCKING MECHANISM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12401
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tewmac
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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.