- Date
- July 16, 1972
- Place
- Marquette, MI · MARQUETTE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4026UCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0531 72/7/16 NR.MARQUETTE,MICH CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 83 TOTAL TIME - 1114 N4026U PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARQUETTE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT UNMARKED PWR LINES STRUNG 650 FT ABOVE LAKE.TOWERS LOCATED IN DENSE TREES,SHOWN ON SECTIONAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4026U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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