- Date
- April 3, 1971
- Place
- Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1705NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161002
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1253 71/4/3 SPOKANE,WASH CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 150 TIME - 0910 N1705N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPOKANE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1705N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Felts Field
N1705NRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2017 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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