NYC79FFA27

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Wallkill, NY · July 28, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1979
Place
Wallkill, NY · WALLKILL, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3343TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790728018159A
Case key
135257

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1936  79/7/28    WALLKILL,NY         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 301
        TIME - 1345                    N3343T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOBELT
        DEPARTURE POINT
          WALLKILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N3343T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kobelt

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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