- Date
- September 19, 1976
- Place
- Gobles, MI · GOBLES, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1279UCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760919029569A
- Case key
- 155796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2903 76/9/19 GOBLES,MI CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 600 TIME - 1230 N1279U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESLER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON HARBOR,MI GOBLES,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- GRASS IN DISPLACED THRESHOLD MOWED ALMOST TO THE PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1279U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wesler Field
N1279URegistration cancelled Nov 23, 1977 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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.