19780703017201A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Empire, LA · July 3, 1978

Date
July 3, 1978
Place
Empire, LA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7268Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78DRD43
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,400 total5,000 in this make and model400 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.

Circling above N734FF and waiting to observe fishing boats catch.

As the FAA filed it

CIRCLING ABOVE N734FF AND WAITING TO OBSERVE FISHING BOATS CATCH.

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 aircraft in the event · 1

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