- Date
- November 6, 1969
- Place
- Memphis, TX · MEMPHIS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N35718Cessna 172I
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174104
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4350 69/11/6 MEMPHIS,TEX CESSNA 172I CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 186 TIME - 0945 N35718 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WACO,TEX DALHART,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT CHANGING CHARTS,ACFT HIT RISING TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35718
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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