- Date
- December 9, 1968
- Place
- Newellton, LA · NEWELLTON, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5340SCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4468 68/12/9 NEWELLTON,LA CESSNA 337 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2054 TIME - 1135 N5340S PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 1143 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- INSPECTING POWERLINE. TAIL STRUCK WIRE,FLT CONT TO HOME BASE. PLT LANDED SAFELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5340S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5340SRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Cessna 337AAirframe modelCessna 337AEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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