- Date
- August 29, 1969
- Place
- Bethalto, IL · BETHALTO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8805UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3727 69/8/29 BETHALTO,ILL CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1200 N8805U PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 38, 4200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST ALTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHALTO,ILL ST LOUIS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- T/O ON ROAD AFTER SUCCESSFUL EMGCY LDG,L WING STRUCK BUSH DRG ROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8805U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Alton
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