- Date
- November 2, 1977
- Place
- Fairfield, IL · FAIRFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8198XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771102036719A
- Case key
- 144513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3459 77/11/2 FAIRFIELD,IL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 355 TIME - 1740 N8198X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFIELD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRFIELD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT TOO LOW ON BASE LEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8198X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairfield Muni
N8198XRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2020 · Cessna 172BAirframe modelCessna 172BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N8198X · 1
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