- Date
- May 16, 1976
- Place
- Swans Island, ME · SWANS ISLAND, ME
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3254TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760516012779A
- Case key
- 153673
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1968 76/5/16 SWANS ISLAND,ME CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1720 N3254T PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 37, 5100 TOTAL HOURS, 720 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SWANS ISLAND,ME BAR HARBOR,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT GRASS STRIP,LONG GROUND RUN,BECAME AIRBORN NOSE HIGH,SETTLED INTO TREE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3254T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morrison
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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.