- Date
- December 28, 1977
- Place
- Berlin, NH · BERLIN, NH
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N456LMCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771228040009A
- Case key
- 158661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3624 77/12/28 BERLIN,NH CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1190 TIME - 0930 N456LM PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERLIN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BERLIN,NH WATERVILLE,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE REMARKS- ICE & SNOW NOT REMOVED FROM ACFT. NO SEAT FOR SECOND PAX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N456LM
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Berlin Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N456LM · 1
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