- Date
- August 11, 1973
- Place
- Okauchee, WI · OKAUCHEE, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N76245Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730811025759A
- Case key
- 189307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2342 73/8/11 OKAUCHEE,WIS CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1350 N76245 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 38, 1757 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUKESHA,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- OBS FLYING LOW OVER LAKE,WAVING TO BYSTANDERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76245
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N76245Registration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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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.