FTW69D0395

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Dougherty, TX · January 12, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 12, 1969
Place
Dougherty, TX · DOUGHERTY, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1454FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191565

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0126  69/1/12    DOUGHERTY,TEX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 300
        TIME - 1700                    N1454F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LANDING ON FARM ROAD, HIT POWER LINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1454F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.