CHI79DEE36

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Sublette, IL · February 10, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1979
Place
Sublette, IL · SUBLETTE, IL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N13722Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790210007419A
Case key
136991

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0637  79/2/10    SUBLETTE,IL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 367
        TIME - 0900                    N13722              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDWICH,IL                 SUBLETTE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N13722
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N13722 · 1

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