UNK65X0818

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Mesa, WA · November 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1964
Place
Mesa, WA · MESA, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7362TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180793

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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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3-3549  64/11/24   MESA WASH           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 480
        TIME - 1555                    N7362T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N7362T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.