- Date
- August 14, 1969
- Place
- Fruita, CO · FRUITA, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N35371Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163094
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3581 69/8/14 FRUITA,COLO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 64 TOTAL TIME - 0700 N35371 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND JUNCTION,COLO GRAND JUNCTION,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- STRUCK 50 FT POWER LINES. CONT FLT AND LANDED SAFELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35371
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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