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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Pinedale, WY · February 26, 1978

Date
February 26, 1978
Place
Pinedale, WY
Airport
Ralph Wenz Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13604
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN78FTC13
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total140 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot let aircraft descend into ground in snow shower.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LET AIRCRAFT DESCEND INTO GROUND IN SNOW SHOWER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N13604 · 1

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