- Date
- May 13, 1969
- Place
- Smithfield, TX · SMITHFIELD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78429Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201561
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1565 69/5/13 SMITHFIELD,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N78429 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HE LANDED BECAUSE OF ILLNESS,TYPE OF ILLNESS NOT REPORTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78429
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meacham Field
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