- Date
- April 30, 1973
- Place
- Rhinelander, WI · RHINELANDER, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3174TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730430010919A
- Case key
- 190735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0980 73/4/30 RHINELANDER,WIS CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 716 TIME - 1800 N3174T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE GROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RHINELANDER,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DRG BASE TO FINAL TURN ENCTRD HI SINK RATE APPLIED FULL PWR UP ELEV.TAIL HIT TREE,FELL INTO LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3174T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pine Grove
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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.
Other investigations on N3174T · 1
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