- Date
- July 7, 1977
- Place
- San Rafael, CA · SAN RAFAEL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29760Cessna 421A
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3056 77/7/7 SAN RAFAEL,CA CESSNA 421A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 650 TIME - 1847 N29760 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN RAFAEL,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 2000FT RWY,15K TAILWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29760
- Reported as
- Cessna 421A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Smith Ranch