- Date
- June 30, 1971
- Place
- Lostine, OR · LOSTINE, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8303UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161838
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2264 71/6/30 LOSTINE,OREG CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 165 TIME - 1600 N8303U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED HORSE RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOSTINE,OREG PASCO,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 160 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ATMPTD TKOF W GUSTING DNWND,HIGH TEMP,HIGH DENSTY ALT.CRASHED ON 3D TKOF ATMT. ONE WAY STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8303U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Red Horse Ranch
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