- Date
- September 6, 1980
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N738FECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800906039799A
- Case key
- 129064
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2600 80/9/6 NR.ATLANTA,GA CESSNA 172N CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0045 N738FE PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 29, 367 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 54 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT REMARKS- HIT PWR LNS ON DARK NGT.BLOOD TEST OF PLT SHOWED.27MG/DL METHAQUALDNE.URINE POS W BENZOYLECGONINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738FE
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.