- Date
- March 30, 1970
- Place
- Hailey, ID · HAILEY, ID
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3144BCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134769
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1577 70/3/30 HAILEY,ID CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 171 TIME - 1505 N3144B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIMLET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAILEY,ID BOISE,IDAHO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- RWY CLRD 50FT WIDE,SNOWBANKS 4-5FT HIGH.WIND VARIABLE 5-8K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3144B
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gimlet
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