- Date
- June 5, 1972
- Place
- Wapato, WA · WAPATO, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2215NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166958
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2004 72/6/5 WAPATO,WASH CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 112 TIME - 2015 N2215N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAPATO,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- WIND 5 TO 10K. HIT FENCE POST AT SIDE OF NARROW DUSTER STRIP AT TWILIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2215N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duster Strip
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