UNK64X1607

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Coalville, UT · May 4, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1964
Place
Coalville, UT · COALVILLE, UT
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N81070Cessna 120
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183839

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1157   64/5/4    COALVILLE UT        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 675
        TIME - 1200                    N81070              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- ANIMAL ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N81070
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.