Cessna 170 N3159A
28 November 1975 · Tamales, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 November 1975 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N3159A, operated by Synanon Founda, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tamales, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tamales, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Synanon Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N3159A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Synanon Founda
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3372
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DOWNWIND TKOF DUE RWY SLOPE. GUSTING TO 30K. TAIL RAISED UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1975 | Cessna 170B | Fayetteville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 28 Jul 1975 | Cessna 170 | Roscoe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1975 | Cessna 170 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1975 | Cessna 170B | Wrightwood, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1975 | Cessna 170 | Enfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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