Miniplane FALER N2117
29 July 1971 · Gallup, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1971 at about 20:30 local time, a Miniplane FALER registered N2117 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gallup, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gallup, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gallup
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Miniplane FALER
- Registration
- N2117
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Flagstaff, Ariz → Grants, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4522
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
HIT 70FT HIGH PWR LINE LCTD APRX 3/4MI FRM RWY.DNS ALT APRXLY 9200FT.FUEL MIXTURE FULL RICH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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