- Date
- September 24, 1972
- Place
- Morrison, IL · MORRISON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6361ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168609
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2529 72/9/24 MORRISON ILL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR TIME - 1830 N6361E PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCK FALLS ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TKOF FROM RD,WIRE ON ONE SIDE,TREE ON OTR.DIVERTED ATTN TO LOWERING FLAPS,TURNED INTO WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6361E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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