- Date
- April 3, 1973
- Place
- Chehalis, WA · CHEHALIS, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6718ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730403008149A
- Case key
- 170559
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0898 73/4/3 CHEHALIS,WASH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 321 TIME - 1415 N6718A PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHEHALIS,WASH SEARCH GRID-298A TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ATMTD TO CLIMB WITH FULL PWR,CARB HEAT ON AND FLAPS 20 DEG.FIRST FLT IN TYPE ACFT IN 2 YRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6718A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.