- Date
- August 3, 1969
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1662FCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2669 69/8/3 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX CESSNA 172H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1859 N1662F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GRANTS,N MEX GRANTS,N MEX ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PLTS INSTR STATED HE HAD DISCUSSED WAKE TURBULENCE WITH PLT ON DATE OF CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1662F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sunport
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