OAK68A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 336 · Bishop, CA · July 9, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 9, 1967
Place
Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3866UCessna 336
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115910

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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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2-0705   67/7/9    BISHOP,CALIF        CESSNA 336          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 172
        TIME - 1600                    N3866U              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           97                                                      150
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- REAR ENG INOPERATIVE.PLT MADE SINGLE ENG T/O TO ATTEMPT AIR START.DENSITY ALT APPROX 7300 FT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3866U
Reported as
Cessna 336
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bishop

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