- Date
- June 23, 1964
- Place
- Polo, IL · POLO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3009ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182821
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1783 64/6/23 POLO ILL CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 519 TIME - 1455 N3009A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 469 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RADIO RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3009A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Radio Ranch
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