- Date
- September 14, 1969
- Place
- Truckee, CA · TRUCKEE, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2977XCessna C177
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155027
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3773 69/9/14 TRUCKEE,CALIF CESSNA C177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2000 TIME - 0810 N2977X PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RENO,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRUCKEE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD AT APRX 300FT AGL CLIMBING TOWARD RISING TRRN.STRUCK TREES ABT 40FT ABV GRND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2977X
- Reported as
- Cessna C177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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