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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Clarksdale, MS · May 3, 1973

Date
May 3, 1973
Place
Clarksdale, MS
Airport
Planters Dusting
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29668
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73DKQ26
Reported as
Cessna 177
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
634 total46 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Un clb abv wires,atmtd fly under.l wing hit lwr strand. Mistook strip for otr fld prior ldg.

As the FAA filed it

UN CLB ABV WIRES,ATMTD FLY UNDER.L WING HIT LWR STRAND.MISTOOK STRIP FOR OTR FLD PRIOR LDG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.