- Date
- June 21, 1970
- Place
- New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N79402Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0746 70/6/21 NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX CESSNA 172K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3200 TIME - 1430 N79402 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 81 MG PCT.CARBON MONOXIDE LEVEL 13.55 PCT. SOURCE OF CO NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79402
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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