CHI66A0057

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Stone, KY · December 10, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 10, 1965
Place
Stone, KY · STONE, KY
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3947SCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174962

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0967  65/12/10   STONE,KY.           CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N3947S              PX-  1  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          SMOKE                                                    VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
        REMARKS- BRIEFED BY USAF WEATHER FORECASTER

Aircraft

Registration
N3947S
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed