- Date
- August 26, 1971
- Place
- Corldale, NV · CORLDALE, NV
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N91187Navion A
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1885 71/8/26 CORLDALE,NEV NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 5000 TIME - 1530 N91187 PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2172 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARGENTUM MILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORLDALE,NEV SANTA MONICA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ENCTRD HVY RAIN AND WIND SQUALL DRG TKOF RUN.HIT WASH ACROSS RWY ABT MIDFLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91187
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Argentum Mill
N91187Registration cancelled Dec 16, 1971 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVION
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