- Date
- July 1, 1971
- Place
- John Day, OR · JOHN DAY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4740QCessna A185E
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161786
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2302 71/7/1 JOHN DAY,OREG CESSNA A185E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 112 TIME - 1600 N4740Q PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN DAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHN DAY,OREG WENATCHEE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF REMARKS- X-WND TKOF.ACFT SETTLED BACK ON RWY IN CRAB,GR COLLAPSED,EXTENSIVE OTR STRUCTURAL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4740Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- John Day
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