- Date
- July 27, 1978
- Place
- Pewaukee, WI · PEWAUKEE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3845SCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780727022889A
- Case key
- 140642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1965 78/7/27 PEWAUKEE,WI CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 173 TIME - 1845 N3845S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL DRIVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JUNEAU,WI WAUKESHA,WI 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 REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3845S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capitol Drive
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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.