- Date
- December 19, 1970
- Place
- Vergennes, IL · VERGENNES, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2035NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159377
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1776 70/12/19 VERGENNES,ILL CESSNA 140 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 69, 76 TOTAL TIME - 1613 N2035N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - R.A.WILLIAMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERGENNES,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK 30 FT WIRES AT APCH END OF PVT AIRSTRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2035N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- R.A.Williams
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