- Date
- May 13, 1972
- Place
- Fort Jones, CA · FORT JONES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2496SCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166214
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1585 72/5/13 FORT JONES,CALIF CESSNA 337 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1752 TIME - 1000 N2496S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT JONES,CALIF OAKLAND,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF WITH REAR ENG INOP,PROP NOT FEATHERED.BECAME AIRBORNE,SETTLED DURG GR RETRACTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2496S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scott Valley
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