- Date
- April 22, 1978
- Place
- Roscoe, NY · ROSCOE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- C-GQGLRockwell 114
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0009 78/4/22 NR.ROSCOE,NY ROCKWELL 114 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 C-GQGL PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYTOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSCOE,NY TORONTO,CANADA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- FLT TIME SECURED FROM CANADIAN GOVT.STUMPS BLENDED IN WITH TREES IN BACKGROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GQGL
- Reported as
- Rockwell 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Skytop