- Date
- December 10, 1969
- Place
- Port Townsnd, WA · PORT TOWNSND, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8692UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146785
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4677 69/12/10 PORT TOWNSND,WASH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0545 N8692U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 54, 7180 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON CO. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT TOWNSND,WASH SEATTLE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD TERRAIN - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F GROUND FOG 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT SAID OUTSIDE OF WINDSHIELD ICED OVER RIGHT AFTER TAKOF TOWARD RISING TREE COVERED TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8692U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jefferson Co.
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