- Date
- January 3, 1971
- Place
- Vashon Isl, WA · VASHON ISL, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3768XAero Comdr 100
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159982
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0469 71/1/3 VASHON ISL,WASH AERO COMDR 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 286 TIME - 1500 N3768X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VASHON ISL,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- L/O 65-70 MPH,LWRD NOSE,UN INCREASE A/S OR ALT.CONSIDERABLE FROZEN WATER DROPLETS FOUND ON WING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3768X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vashon
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