- Date
- April 8, 1970
- Place
- Schellville, CA · SCHELLVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8035XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1819 70/4/8 SCHELLVILLE,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N8035X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- R X-WIND GUSTING 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8035X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sonoma Valley
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