- Date
- August 18, 1974
- Place
- Medina, OH · MEDINA, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N12725Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740818035789A
- Case key
- 138824
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3264 74/8/18 MEDINA,OHIO CESSNA 172M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 145 TIME - 2129 N12725 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEDOM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MEDINA,OHIO RETURN AKRON,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE ABT 30FT AGL.DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKED WITH GREEN LIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12725
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freedom Field
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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.