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| Date: | Thursday 13 August 2020 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3962V |
| MSN: | 18281 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5319 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-145-C2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lincoln County, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ardmore, TN |
| Huntsville, AL (3M5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his decision to depart from a constrained, grass-covered field in elevated-density altitude conditions, which resulted in reduced takeoff and climb performance and a subsequent forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA288
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2020 21:14 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 08-Sep-2020 12:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jul-2022 07:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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