- Date
- July 25, 1965
- Place
- Tunnel Meadow, CA · TUNNEL MEADOW, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9056ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176536
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2250 65/7/25 TUNNEL MEADOW CAL CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 350 TIME - 1620 N9056A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUNNEL MEADOWS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 60 225 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9056A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tunnel Meadows
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