- Date
- February 20, 1972
- Place
- Sprague, WA · SPRAGUE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4622FCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1281 72/2/20 SPRAGUE,WASH CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 350 TIME - 1400 N4622F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRAGUE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRAGUE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- HIT SOFT SPOT IN DIRT RWY CAUSED BY RAIN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4622F
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sprague
N4622FRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2012 · Cessna TP206AAirframe modelCessna TP206AEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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