- Date
- January 1, 1971
- Place
- Oregon City, OR · OREGON CITY, OR
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8479UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159992
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0350 71/1/1 OREGON CITY,OREG CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 100 TIME - 1600 N8479U PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG SKY-CARVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OREGON CITY,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- DRG TKOF PLT APPLIED ALMOST FULL FLAP.ACFT LIFTED THEN SETTLED.NOSE LWRD,FLAPS RETRACTED-HIT TREES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8479U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Big Sky-Carver
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