- Date
- July 11, 1981
- Place
- Wixom, MI · WIXOM, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N64978Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810711040539A
- Case key
- 125020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1666 81/7/11 WIXOM,MI CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 117 TIME - 1800 N64978 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WIXOM,MI LOCAL 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN APRX 700FT FM DSPLCD THRESHOLD & 20FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64978
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spencer
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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.