- Date
- September 8, 1981
- Place
- Laporte, IN · LAPORTE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5508TCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810908059389A
- Case key
- 123744
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1985 81/9/8 LAPORTE,IN CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 111 TIME - 1950 N5508T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPORTE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THREE OAKS,MI LAPORTE,IN 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 REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LNS 4224FT FM RWY ON DARK NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5508T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laporte Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5508T · 1
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