- Date
- October 25, 1968
- Place
- Burnsville, NC · BURNSVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8262UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108018
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3769 68/10/25 BURNSVILLE,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4640 TIME - 2120 N8262U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- PLT OVERFLEW SUITABLE AIRFIELD BEFORE BECOMING LOST. LANDED ON HIGHWAY,STRUCK SIGN POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8262U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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