FTW69F0059

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172A · Sivells Bend, TX · June 29, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1968
Place
Sivells Bend, TX · SIVELLS BEND, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7318TCessna 172A
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109672

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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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3-4954  68/6/29    SIVELLS BEND,TEX    CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 415
        TIME - 1730                    N7318T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARDMORE,OKLA                GAINESVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- OBSRVD DSNDG INTO HIGH TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N7318T
Reported as
Cessna 172A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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