- Date
- March 1, 1968
- Place
- Broken Arrow, OK · BROKEN ARROW, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8063LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112015
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0522 68/3/1 BROKEN ARROW,OKLA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 445 TIME - 1410 N8063L PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- SURVEYING AREA WITH INTENT TO LAND.LT HORIZ STABILIZER-LT ELEVATOR STRUCK TOP OF 30 FT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8063L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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