- Date
- September 19, 1969
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4620LCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2845 69/9/19 MORGAN CITY,LA CESSNA 172G CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 176 TIME - 0850 N4620L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMELIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUMA,LA LAFAYETTE,LA NEW IBERIA,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 174 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4620L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Amelia
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