- Date
- May 24, 1964
- Place
- S Branch, MI · S BRANCH, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5874ECessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184092
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1413 64/5/24 S BRANCH MICH CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 550 TIME - 1705 N5874E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTY TO 35 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5874E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Timbers
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