- Date
- July 28, 1973
- Place
- Klamath Fals, OR · KLAMATH FALS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N72166Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730728022829A
- Case key
- 189127
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2567 73/7/28 KLAMATH FALS,OREG CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 200 TIME - 1400 N72166 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARDEN FLATS FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KLAMATH FALLS,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE WITH MIN A/S IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72166
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warden Flats Fld
N72166Registration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N72166 · 1
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