- Date
- April 7, 1973
- Place
- Hastings, MI · HASTINGS, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N20122Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730407010739A
- Case key
- 173588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1389 73/4/7 HASTINGS,MICH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 282 TIME - 1300 N20122 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CLINTON,MD GRAND RAPIDS,MICH BOWLING GREEN,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CIRCLED FARM TO DROP SMALL PKG.ACFT HEADED FOR HILL AND TREES,UN CLR,SETTLED INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20122
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hastings
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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.