- Date
- June 4, 1976
- Place
- Curlew, WA · CURLEW, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6916XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760604015479A
- Case key
- 154026
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1357 76/6/4 CURLEW,WA CESSNA 172B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 503 TIME - 1314 N6916X PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CURLEW,WA ETHAN,SD NORBY,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 52 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 270 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- THUNDERSTORM IN VICINITY,GUSTING WINDS,TURBULENT AIR.STALL FM LOW-ALT DEPARTURE TURN TO THE LEFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6916X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Johnson Airstrip
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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.