- Date
- August 15, 1971
- Place
- Smithfield, IL · SMITHFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N175NSmith-Mini DSA-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3071 71/8/15 SMITHFIELD,ILL SMITH-MINI DSA-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2500 TIME - 1636 N175N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEKIN,ILL MACOMB,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF ACCIDENT. ACFT WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING PRIOR TO WIRE STRIKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N175N
- Reported as
- Smith-Mini DSA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N175NRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2012 · Smith Miniplane DSA-1Airframe modelSmith Miniplane DSA-1Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N175N · 1
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