- Date
- June 7, 1974
- Place
- Granite Fall, WA · GRANITE FALL, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2788XCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740607017769A
- Case key
- 130241
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2177 74/6/7 GRANITE FALL,WASH CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1150 TIME - 1700 N2788X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREEN VALLEY,WASH SEATTLE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- MISCALCULATED TKOF DIST FRM FIELD WITH HIGH GRASS.HIT TREE STUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2788X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Green Valley
N2788XRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2788X · 1
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