- Date
- August 10, 1966
- Place
- Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3160SCessna 182S
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121998
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1903 66/8/10 WOODLAND CALIF CESSNA 182S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 140 TIME - 1900 N3160S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATTS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- AIRCRAFT TRIMMED NOSE HEAVY.PILOT DID NOT RECOGNIZE CONDITION.ELECTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3160S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watts
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