- Date
- March 10, 1979
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79435Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790310004529A
- Case key
- 137240
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2347 79/3/10 NR.WASILLA,AK CESSNA 172K CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N79435 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINE WHILE FLW HWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79435
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N79435 · 1
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